Where does “anterosuperiorly” come from?

anterosuperiorly (English) comes from English anterosuperior, from English superior, from French supérieur, from Old French superior, from Latin superior, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri.

anterosuperiorly (English): In an anterosuperior manner

Definitions

  1. In an anterosuperior manner

Ancestry of “anterosuperiorly”, step by step

anterosuperiorly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English anterosuperior

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishanterosuperiorFrom anterior to superior
2EnglishsuperiorHigher in quality; Higher in rank; More...
3Frenchsupérieursuperior; upper, senior; above; higher than
4Old Frenchsuperior
5Latinsuperiorhigher; superior; previous, preceding
6Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
7Latineks-uper
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
10Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér
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