Where does “supervisal” come from?
supervisal (English) comes from English supervise, from Medieval Latin supervisus, from Latin supervidere, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
supervisal (English): supervision
Definitions
- supervision
Ancestry of “supervisal”, step by step
supervisal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English supervise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | supervise | To oversee or direct a task or organization; To... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | supervisus | — |
| 3 | Latin | supervidere | — |
| 4 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 5 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |