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Where does “soo” come from?

soo (Manx) comes 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, from Latin eō — to go.

soo (Manx): to soak, soak up, suck, extract; to preserve; to...

Definitions

  1. to soak, soak up, suck, extract; to preserve; to...

Ancestry of “soo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishsub—
2Old Irishsuibstrawberry
3Proto-Celticsubistrawberry
4Portuguesesubirto ascend, to go up; to climb; to upload
5Old Portuguesesubir—
6Latinsubirepresent active infinitive of subeō
7LatinsubeoI go under, come under; enter; I go up to,...
8Latineō—
9Proto-ItaliceōI go
10Proto-Italicejō—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “soo”

  • so-hoo
  • neusoo-oil
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