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Where does “supercherie” come from?

supercherie (English) comes from Middle French supercherie, from Italian soperchieria, from Italian soverchieria, from Italian soverchiare, from Italian soverchio, from Vulgar Latin superclus, from Latin superculus, from Latin super.

supercherie (English): Foul play; an attack made by deceit; Deception,...

Definitions

  1. Foul play; an attack made by deceit; Deception,...

Ancestry of “supercherie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsupercherie—
2ItaliansoperchieriaObsolete form of soverchieria
3Italiansoverchieriaabuse , bullying
4Italiansoverchiareto surpass, outdo or go beyond; to overwhelm or...
5Italiansoverchioexcessive, overwhelming, over-; superfluous;...
6Vulgar Latinsuperclus—
7Latinsuperculus—
8Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
9Latineks-uper—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
11Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
12Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →