Etymology of the English word soffit
the English word
soffitderived from the French word
soffitderived from the Italian word
soffittoderived from the Latin word
suffixusderived from the Vulgar Latin word
suffigere (fix, fasten, attach)
derived from the Latin root
*suffictusderived from the Vulgar Latin word
suffigere (fix, fasten, attach)
derived from the French word
soffitederived from the Italian word
soffittoderived from the Latin word
suffixusderived from the Vulgar Latin word
suffigere (fix, fasten, attach)
derived from the Latin root
*suffictusderived from the Vulgar Latin word
suffigere (fix, fasten, attach)
Date
The earliest known usage of soffit in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
