Where does “sorpresa” come from?
sorpresa (Chavacano) comes from Spanish sorpresa, from French surprise, from French surpris, from French surprendre, from Middle French surprendre, from Old French sorprendre, from Old French sur-, from Latin super- — Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument.
sorpresa (Chavacano): surprise
Definitions
- surprise
Ancestry of “sorpresa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | sorpresa | surprise; upset |
| 2 | French | surprise | feminine singular of the past participle of... |
| 3 | French | surpris | surprised; past participle of surprendre;... |
| 4 | French | surprendre | to surprise; to catch out |
| 5 | Middle French | surprendre | to surprise; to take over; to seize |
| 6 | Old French | sorprendre | to surprise; to seize; to take control of; to... |
| 7 | Old French | sur- | over, on top of |
| 8 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | συμμετρία | commensurability; symmetry, due proportion; a... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σύμμετρος | symmetrical |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 13 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |