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Where does “sovereignist” come from?

sovereignist (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.

sovereignist (English): Alternative form of sovereigntist

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sovereigntist

Ancestry of “sovereignist”, step by step

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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →