Where does “suffodere” come from?
suffodere (Latin) comes from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
Ancestry of “suffodere”, step by step
suffodere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin sub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Latin fodere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | fodere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 2 | Latin | fodio | to dig, dig up, dig out; to bury; to dig or clear out the earth from a place; to mine, quarry |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰod- | to pierce, dig |
Words derived from “suffodere”