Where does “supernal” come from?
Supernal comes from Old French supernel, from Latin supernalis, derived from Latin supernus meaning "upper," itself from Latin super meaning "over," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European upo meaning "under" or "up."
supernal (English): Pertaining to heaven or to the sky; celestial;...
Definitions
- Pertaining to heaven or to the sky; celestial;...
Ancestry of “supernal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | supernel | supernal; relating to Heaven or the Heavens |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | supernalis | — |
| 3 | Latin | supernus | upper, that is located above; celestial,... |
| 4 | Latin | superne | above; vocative masculine singular of supernus |
| 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- | — |
Words derived from “supernal”