Where does “surroundings” come from?
Surroundings derives from English surround, from Middle English sourrounden, from Middle French souronder, from Late Latin superundo, ultimately from Latin super meaning "over" and unda meaning "wave."
surroundings (English): plural of surrounding; API pl; The area...
Definitions
- plural of surrounding; API pl; The area...
Ancestry of “surroundings”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | surrounding | present participle of surround; An outlying area;... |
| 2 | English | surround | To encircle something or simultaneously extend in... |
| 3 | Middle English | sourrounden | to submerge, overflow |
| 4 | Middle French | souronder | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | superundo | — |
| 6 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 7 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |