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

Definitions

  1. attic

Ancestry of “sótão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesotoo—
2Vulgar Latinsubtulum—
3Latinsubtusbelow, underneath, beneath
4Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
5Proto-Italicsupounder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Italic supo →