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Where does “soso” come from?

soso (Spanish) comes from Latin insulsus, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

soso (Spanish): dull; bland, tasteless

Definitions

  1. dull; bland, tasteless

Ancestry of “soso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininsulsusunsalted, flavorless; bungling, awkward; insipid,...
2Latinīn-—
3Latinîn—
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “soso”

  • sosa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →