Where does “sous” come from?
sous (Norman) comes from Old French sus, from Latin sursum, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
sous (Norman): below, under; plural of sou; money
Definitions
- below, under; plural of sou; money
Ancestry of “sous”, step by step
sous traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
| 2 | Latin | subtus | below, underneath, beneath |
| 3 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Old French soz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | soz | under |