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Where does “suffictus” come from?

suffictus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin suffigo, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Ancestry of “suffictus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsuffigoI fasten or fix onto
2Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
3Proto-Italicsupo—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “suffictus”

  • soffit
  • sofito
  • soffitto
  • soffite
  • sufit
  • šufit
  • σοφίτα
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →