Where does “assoalho” come from?

assoalho (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese soalho, from Portuguese solho, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

assoalho (Portuguese): floor bottom of a room, especially a wooden one

Definitions

  1. floor bottom of a room, especially a wooden one

Ancestry of “assoalho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesesoalhoAlternative form of assoalho
2PortuguesesolhoAlternative form of assoalho
3Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sodyom →Every word from Latin solium →