Where does “sorridente” come from?

sorridente (Portuguese) comes from Latin subridens, from Latin subrideo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sorridente (Portuguese): Who smiles; smiling

Definitions

  1. Who smiles; smiling

Ancestry of “sorridente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsubridenssmiling
2LatinsubrideoI smile
3Latinsub-under, sub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →