Where does “assoreamento” come from?

assoreamento (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese sob, from Old Portuguese sob, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

assoreamento (Portuguese): siltation/silting accumulation of debris (sand, pebbles, silt, etc.) in areas of low elevation of the riverbed, especially in the final part

Definitions

  1. siltation/silting accumulation of debris (sand, pebbles, silt, etc.) in areas of low elevation of the riverbed, especially in the final part

Ancestry of “assoreamento”, step by step

assoreamento traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese sob

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesobunder
2Old Portuguesesob
3Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
4Proto-Italicsupounder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via Portuguese areia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseareiasand
2Old Portuguesearẽasand
3Latinarēna
4Latinharēnasand
5Latinhasena
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Italic supo
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