Where does “sushi” come from?
sushi (Papiamentu) comes from Portuguese sujo, from Old Portuguese çujo, from Latin succidus, from Latin sucidus, from Old Occitan sotz, from Latin subtus, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo.
sushi (Papiamentu): dirty; dirt, waste; dust bin
Definitions
- dirty; dirt, waste; dust bin
Ancestry of “sushi”, step by step
sushi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese sujo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | sujo | containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | çujo | — |
| 3 | Latin | succidus | Alternative spelling of sūcidus |
| 4 | Latin | sucidus | juicy, sappy, full of sap; fresh, plump; oily,... |
| 5 | Old Occitan | sotz | under; underneath |
| 6 | Latin | subtus | below, underneath, beneath |
| 7 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |