Where does “subappaltare” come from?

subappaltare (Italian) comes from Italian sub-, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

subappaltare (Italian): To subcontract

Definitions

  1. To subcontract

Ancestry of “subappaltare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansub-sub
2Latinsub-under, sub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →