Where does “souvent” come from?
souvent (Norman) comes from Old French suvent, from Latin subinde, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
souvent (Norman): often
Ancestry of “souvent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | suvent | Alternative form of sovent |
| 2 | Latin | subinde | immediately after, thereupon; presently,... |
| 3 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | supo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |