Where does “suffossio” come from?

suffossio (Latin) comes from Latin suffodere, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

suffossio (Latin): undermining

Definitions

  1. undermining

Ancestry of “suffossio”, step by step

suffossio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin suffodere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuffodere—
2Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
3Proto-Italicsupounder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Latin suffodio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsuffodioI dig or pierce underneath, dig or burrow under,...
2Latinfodiōto dig, dig up, dig out; to bury; to dig or clear out the earth from a place; to mine, quarry
3Proto-Italic*foðjōto pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Italic supo →