Where does “surplis” come from?

surplis (French) comes from Old French surpeliz, from Medieval Latin superpelliceum, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

surplis (French): surplice

Definitions

  1. surplice

Ancestry of “surplis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsurpeliz—
2Medieval Latinsuperpelliceum—
3Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
4Latineks-uper—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →
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