Where does “Verceil” come from?

Verceil (French) comes from Latin Vercellae, from Proto-Celtic uɸor-, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Ancestry of “Verceil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinVercellaesituated on the right bank of the Sessites, now Vercelli
2Proto-Celticuɸor-over, super-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →