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
Ancestry of “sonrisa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | subrisa | nominative feminine singular of subrīsus;... |
| 2 | Latin | subrideo | I smile |
| 3 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |