Where does “shumicë” come from?
shumicë (Albanian) comes from Albanian shumë, from Latin summum, from Latin summus, from Proto-Italic supemos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)úp-m̥mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
shumicë (Albanian): majority
Definitions
- majority
Ancestry of “shumicë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | shumë | an amount, sum; very, really; quite; too |
| 2 | Latin | summum | top; summit; nominative neuter singular of summus |
| 3 | Latin | summus | highest, greatest, the most high; top, on top |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | supemos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)úp-m̥mo-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |