Where does “superbement” come from?
superbement (French) comes from French superbe, from Latin superbia, from Latin Superbus, from Latin superbus, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér.
superbement (French): superbly
Definitions
- superbly
Ancestry of “superbement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | superbe | superb; proud, arrogant person; pride, arrogance |
| 2 | Latin | superbia | pride, haughtiness, arrogance, snobbishness;... |
| 3 | Latin | Superbus | the cognomen of the younger Tarquin, the last king of Rome |
| 4 | Latin | superbus | proud, rude, supercilious, arrogant, haughty,... |
| 5 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 6 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |