Where does “sobrevolar” come from?

sobrevolar (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-.

sobrevolar (Catalan): to fly over

Definitions

  1. to fly over

Ancestry of “sobrevolar”, step by step

sobrevolar 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 volar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanvolarto fly
2Old Occitanvolar—
3Latinvolōto wish, to please
4Proto-Italicgʷelāō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-tito throw, raise the arm
6Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →