Where does “sótão” come from?
sótão (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese sotoo, from Vulgar Latin subtulum, from Latin subtus, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
sótão (Portuguese): attic
Ancestry of “sótão”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | sotoo | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | subtulum | — |
| 3 | Latin | subtus | below, underneath, beneath |
| 4 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | supo | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |