Where does “sozzo” come from?

sozzo (Italian) comes from Old Occitan sotz, from Latin subtus, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sozzo (Italian): filthy; repulsive; ugly, deformed

Definitions

  1. filthy; repulsive; ugly, deformed

Ancestry of “sozzo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitansotzunder; underneath
2Latinsubtusbelow, underneath, beneath
3Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
4Proto-Italicsupounder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “sozzo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Italic supo →