Where does “sob” come from?

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

sob (Portuguese): under

Definitions

  1. under

Ancestry of “sob”, step by step

sob traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese sob

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

via Old Portuguese so

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseso—

via Old Portuguese su

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesu—

Words derived from “sob”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Italic supo →