Where does “subterráneo” come from?

subterráneo (Spanish) comes from Latin subterraneus, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

subterráneo (Spanish): subterranean, underground; underground; subway,...

Definitions

  1. subterranean, underground; underground; subway,...

Ancestry of “subterráneo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsubterraneusunderground, subterranean
2Latinsub-under, sub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “subterráneo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →