Where does “sobre” come from?

sobre (Asturian) comes from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sobre (Asturian): envelope; on; above

Definitions

  1. envelope; on; above

Ancestry of “sobre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
2Latineks-uper—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →
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