Where does “sus-” come from?
sus- (French) comes from French sus, from Old French sus, from Latin sursum, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
sus- (French): afore-, above-
Definitions
- afore-, above-
Ancestry of “sus-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sus | up; first/second-person singular past historic of... |
| 2 | Old French | sus | under; underneath; on; on top of; atop |
| 3 | Latin | sursum | above; upwards, up |
| 4 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 5 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |