Where does “sourcilleusement” come from?
sourcilleusement (French) comes from French sourcilleux, from French sourcil, from Middle French sourcil, from Old French sourcil, from Latin supercilium, from Latin super-, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper.
sourcilleusement (French): fussily
Ancestry of “sourcilleusement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | sourcilleux | fussy, finicky; beetle-browed |
| 2 | French | sourcil | eyebrow |
| 3 | Middle French | sourcil | eyebrow |
| 4 | Old French | sourcil | eyebrow |
| 5 | Latin | supercilium | eyebrow; frown; arrogance |
| 6 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 7 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 8 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |