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Where does “supercherie” come from?

supercherie (French) comes from Italian soverchieria, from Italian soverchiare, from Italian soverchio, from Vulgar Latin superclus, from Latin superculus, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri.

supercherie (French): deception

Definitions

  1. deception

Ancestry of “supercherie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansoverchieriaabuse , bullying
2Italiansoverchiareto surpass, outdo or go beyond; to overwhelm or...
3Italiansoverchioexcessive, overwhelming, over-; superfluous;...
4Vulgar Latinsuperclus—
5Latinsuperculus—
6Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
7Latineks-uper—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
10Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →