Where does “surbaux” come from?

surbaux (French) comes from French sûr, from Middle French sur, from Old French seür, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

surbaux (French): coamings

Definitions

  1. coamings

Ancestry of “surbaux”, step by step

surbaux traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French sûr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsûrsure, certain; trustworthy; safe
2Middle Frenchsur—
3Old FrenchseürAlternative form of seur; sure
4Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
5Latineks-uper—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via French bau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbaucrossbeam
2Frankishbalkōbeam, balk
3Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →