Where does “intersovereign” come from?

intersovereign (English) comes from English sovereign, from Middle English sovereyn, from Old French soverain, from Vulgar Latin superanus, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér.

intersovereign (English): Between sovereigns or rulers

Definitions

  1. Between sovereigns or rulers

Ancestry of “intersovereign”, step by step

intersovereign traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sovereign

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsovereignExercising power of rule; Exceptional in quality;...
2Middle EnglishsovereynFamous, awesome, amazing; worthy of respect;...
3Old Frenchsoverainsovereign
4Vulgar Latinsuperanus
5Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
6Latineks-uper
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via English inter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinterTo bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison
2Middle Englishenteren
3Frenchentrerto enter
4Middle Frenchentrerto enter
5Old Frenchentrerto enter
6Latinintrōto enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate
7Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
8Latininterus
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
10Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér