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Where does “supervisorily” come from?

supervisorily (English) comes from English supervisory, 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.

supervisorily (English): In a supervisory manner; by a supervisor

Definitions

  1. In a supervisory manner; by a supervisor

Ancestry of “supervisorily”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsupervisoryOf, pertaining to, or in the capacity of a...
2EnglishsuperviseTo oversee or direct a task or organization; To...
3Medieval Latinsupervisus—
4Latinsupervidere—
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- →