Where does “Roquefort-sur-Garonne” come from?

Roquefort-sur-Garonne (French) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

Ancestry of “Roquefort-sur-Garonne”, step by step

Roquefort-sur-Garonne traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French sûr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsûrsure, certain; trustworthy; safe
2Middle Frenchsur—
3Old FrenchseürAlternative form of seur; sure
4Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
5Latineks-uper—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via French Garonne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchGaronne—
2LatinGarumnaOne of the longest rivers in France, the Garonne
3Gaulishgarundashallows, riverbank
4Proto-Celticgarwosviolent, rough, bumpy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via French roquefort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchroquefortRoquefort (cheese)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →