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Where does “antissubmarino” come from?

antissubmarino (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese submarino, from Portuguese sub-, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

antissubmarino (Portuguese): antisubmarine

Definitions

  1. antisubmarine

Ancestry of “antissubmarino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesubmarinosubmarine; U-boat; submarine; underwater
2Portuguesesub-sub-
3Latinsub-sub-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
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