Where does “surtout” come from?
Surtout comes from French surtout, composed of French sur and Old French tot, ultimately from Latin secūrus, meaning "free from care," via Latin cūra meaning "care."
surtout (English): A man's overcoat; a close-bodied frock coat; A...
Definitions
- A man's overcoat; a close-bodied frock coat; A...
Ancestry of “surtout”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | surtout | above all; especially; surtout |
| 2 | French | sûr | sure, certain; trustworthy; safe |
| 3 | Middle French | sur | — |
| 4 | Old French | seür | Alternative form of seur; sure |
| 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- | — |