Where does “suvo” come from?
suvo (Volapük) comes from French souvent, from Old French suvent, from Latin subinde, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
suvo (Volapük): often
Ancestry of “suvo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | souvent | often |
| 2 | Old French | suvent | Alternative form of sovent |
| 3 | Latin | subinde | immediately after, thereupon; presently,... |
| 4 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | supo | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |