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Where does “soubs” come from?

soubs (Middle French) comes from Old French soz, from Latin subtus, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

soubs (Middle French): under; underneath

Definitions

  1. under; underneath

Ancestry of “soubs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsoz—
2Latinsubtusbelow, underneath, beneath
3Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
4Proto-Italicsupo—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “soubs”

  • souterrain
  • sousveillance
  • under erasure
  • sous vide
  • sousveillance
  • souterrain
  • sous
  • soucoupe
  • soupape
  • souterrainement
  • Souterrain
  • souterrain
  • souterränghus
  • supap
  • subteran
  • soubz
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