Where does “sotavento” come from?
sotavento (Spanish) comes from Catalan sotavent, from Catalan sota, from Vulgar Latin subta, from Latin subtus, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
sotavento (Spanish): leeward side
Ancestry of “sotavento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | sotavent | — |
| 2 | Catalan | sota | under, underneath, below, beneath; below,... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | subta | — |
| 4 | Latin | subtus | below, underneath, beneath |
| 5 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | supo | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |