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Where does “subentrare” come from?

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

subentrare (Italian): to take over; to give way

Definitions

  1. to take over; to give way

Ancestry of “subentrare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansub-sub-
2Latinsub-sub-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “subentrare”

  • subentro
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →