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Where does “sujeitar” come from?

sujeitar (Portuguese) comes from Latin subiectare, from Latin subiciō, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sujeitar (Portuguese): to subject; to subjugate; to subordinate

Definitions

  1. to subject; to subjugate; to subordinate

Ancestry of “sujeitar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsubiectare—
2Latinsubiciō—
3Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
4Proto-Italicsupo—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →