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

Definitions

  1. cellar; basement; pit

Ancestry of “sótano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishsótalo—
2Vulgar Latinsubtulum—
3Latinsubtusbelow, underneath, beneath
4Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
5Proto-Italicsupounder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “sótano”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Italic supo →