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Where does “sonrisa” come from?

sonrisa (Spanish) comes from Latin subrisa, from Latin subrideo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sonrisa (Spanish): smile

Definitions

  1. smile

Ancestry of “sonrisa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsubrisanominative feminine singular of subrīsus;...
2LatinsubrideoI smile
3Latinsub-sub-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
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