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Where does “subsolo” come from?

subsolo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese sub-, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

subsolo (Portuguese): underground; basement; subsoil

Definitions

  1. underground; basement; subsoil

Ancestry of “subsolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesub-sub-
2Latinsub-sub-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →