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Where does “sumir” come from?

sumir (Spanish) comes from Old Portuguese somir, from Latin sumō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sumir (Spanish): to submerge

Definitions

  1. to submerge

Ancestry of “sumir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesomir—
2Latinsumō—
3Latinsub-sub-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →