Where does “sovereignness” come from?
sovereignness (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.
sovereignness (English): The quality of being sovereign
Definitions
- The quality of being sovereign
Ancestry of “sovereignness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sovereign | Exercising power of rule; Exceptional in quality;... |
| 2 | Middle English | sovereyn | Famous, awesome, amazing; worthy of respect;... |
| 3 | Old French | soverain | sovereign |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | superanus | — |
| 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- | — |