Where does “semisótano” come from?

semisótano (Spanish) comes from Spanish sótano, 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-.

semisótano (Spanish): basement, lower floor

Definitions

  1. basement, lower floor

Ancestry of “semisótano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsótanocellar; basement; pit
2Old Spanishsótalo
3Vulgar Latinsubtulum
4Latinsubtusbelow, underneath, beneath
5Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
6Proto-Italicsupounder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Italic supo