Where does “insuperable” come from?
Insuperable comes from Latin insuperabilis, meaning unable to be overcome or surmounted.
insuperable (English): Impossible to achieve or overcome or be...
Definitions
- Impossible to achieve or overcome or be...
Ancestry of “insuperable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | insuperabilis | insurmountable |
| 2 | Latin | superabilis | that may be surmounted |
| 3 | Latin | supero | I surmount, rise over, rise above, go over,... |
| 4 | Latin | superus | being above, upper |
| 5 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 6 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |