Where does “sus” come from?

sus (Occitan) comes 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.

sus (Occitan): over

Definitions

  1. over

Ancestry of “sus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsursumabove; upwards, up
2Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
3Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
4Proto-Italicwertōto turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-