Where does “subiect” come from?

subiect (Romanian) comes from Latin subiectum, from Latin subiciō, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

subiect (Romanian): subject

Definitions

  1. subject

Ancestry of “subiect”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsubiectumThat which is spoken of; the foundation or...
2Latinsubiciōto throw, lay, place, set or bring under or near
3Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
4Proto-Italicsupounder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →