Where does “suvereenius” come from?
suvereenius (Finnish) comes from Finnish suvereeni, from Romanian suveran, from French souverain, from Old French soverain, from Vulgar Latin superanus, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri.
suvereenius (Finnish): sovereignty
Ancestry of “suvereenius”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | suvereeni | sovereign |
| 2 | Romanian | suveran | sovereign |
| 3 | French | souverain | sovereign |
| 4 | Old French | soverain | sovereign |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | superanus | — |
| 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- | — |