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Where does “sobre” come from?

sobre (Fala) comes from Old Portuguese sobre, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sobre (Fala): about; concerning; above; on; over

Definitions

  1. about; concerning; above; on; over

Ancestry of “sobre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesobre—
2Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
3Latineks-uper—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →