Where does “soubz” come from?
soubz (Middle French) comes from Middle French soubs, from Old French soz, from Latin subtus, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
soubz (Middle French): Alternative form of soubs
Definitions
- Alternative form of soubs
Ancestry of “soubz”, step by step
soubz traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French soubs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | soubs | under; underneath |
| 2 | Old French | soz | under |
| 3 | Latin | subtus | below, underneath, beneath |
| 4 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Old French sus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | sus | under; underneath; on; on top of; atop |
| 2 | Latin | sursum | above; upwards, up |
| 3 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 4 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Old French suz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | suz | below; under; underneath |