Where does “sobretaula” come from?

sobretaula (Catalan) comes from Catalan sobre, 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-.

sobretaula (Catalan): tablecloth

Definitions

  1. tablecloth

Ancestry of “sobretaula”, step by step

sobretaula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan sobre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalansobreon, on top of; over, above; about
2Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
3Latineks-uper—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Catalan taula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalantaulatable
2Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
3Proto-Italic*taðlāboard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →