Where does “sipërfaqe” come from?
sipërfaqe (Albanian) comes from Albanian sipër, from Albanian përsipër, from Albanian për, from Albanian një, from Albanian herë, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
sipërfaqe (Albanian): surface
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Ancestry of “sipërfaqe”, step by step
sipërfaqe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Albanian sipër
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | sipër | over; above |
| 2 | Albanian | përsipër | up there; above |
| 3 | Albanian | për | for; API; per |
| 4 | Albanian | një | one; a |
| 5 | Albanian | herë | time; an instant of time, instance; multiplied... |
| 6 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Albanian faqe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | faqe | cheek; face; side |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | facia | appearance; countenance; face |
| 3 | Latin | facies | shape, figure; face, countenance, visage;... |
| 4 | Latin | facio | I do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | fakjō | to make |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *θakjō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰh₁k-yé-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |