Where does “suterenka” come from?
suterenka (Polish) comes from Polish suterena, from French souterrain, from French sous, from Middle French soubs, from Old French soz, from Latin subtus, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo.
Ancestry of “suterenka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | suterena | semibasement |
| 2 | French | souterrain | underground; underground passage, tunnel |
| 3 | French | sous | below, under; plural of sou; money |
| 4 | Middle French | soubs | under; underneath |
| 5 | Old French | soz | under |
| 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- | — |