Where does “superfétatoire” come from?

superfétatoire (French) comes from English superfetation, from Latin superfetare, from English super-, from Latin super-, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér.

superfétatoire (French): superfluous

Definitions

  1. superfluous

Ancestry of “superfétatoire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuperfetationThe formation of a fetus while another fetus is...
2Latinsuperfetareconceive while pregnant
3Englishsuper-above, over, or upon; superior in size, quality,...
4Latinsuper-super-; over, above
5Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
6Latineks-uper
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-