Where does “so-hoo” come from?
so-hoo (Manx) comes from Manx soo, from Middle Irish sub, from Old Irish suib, from Proto-Celtic subi, from Portuguese subir, from Old Portuguese subir, from Latin subire, from Latin subeo — to go.
so-hoo (Manx): absorbable
Ancestry of “so-hoo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | soo | to soak, soak up, suck, extract; to preserve; to... |
| 2 | Middle Irish | sub | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | suib | strawberry |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | subi | strawberry |
| 5 | Portuguese | subir | to ascend, to go up; to climb; to upload |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | subir | — |
| 7 | Latin | subire | present active infinitive of subeō |
| 8 | Latin | subeo | I go under, come under; enter; I go up to,... |
| 9 | Latin | eō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |