Where does “sótano” come from?
sótano (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish sótalo, from Vulgar Latin subtulum, from Latin subtus, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
sótano (Spanish): cellar; basement; pit
Ancestry of “sótano”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Spanish | sótalo | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | subtulum | — |
| 3 | Latin | subtus | below, underneath, beneath |
| 4 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | supo | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |