Where does “sotto” come from?

sotto (Neapolitan) comes from Latin subtus, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sotto (Neapolitan): below

Definitions

  1. below

Ancestry of “sotto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsubtusbelow, underneath, beneath
2Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
3Proto-Italicsupounder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →