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Where does “surporti” come from?

surporti (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto sur, from French sûr, from Middle French sur, from Old French seür, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér.

surporti (Esperanto): to wear

Definitions

  1. to wear

Ancestry of “surporti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantosuron, upon
2Frenchsûrsure, certain; trustworthy; safe
3Middle Frenchsur—
4Old FrenchseürAlternative form of seur; sure
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-—
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