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Where does “sonsacar” come from?

sonsacar (Spanish) comes from Spanish son-, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sonsacar (Spanish): to elicit, draw out

Definitions

  1. to elicit, draw out

Ancestry of “sonsacar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishson-sub-; under
2Latinsub-sub-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →