Where does “supine” come from?

supine (Italian) comes from Italian supino, from Latin supīnus, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

supine (Italian): feminine plural of supino

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of supino

Ancestry of “supine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansupinoon one's back; supine; supine
2Latinsupīnuslying down with face upwards; supine, on one's back
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 supīnus →