Where does “sûr” come from?
sûr (Friulian) comes from Vulgar Latin suberum, from Latin sūber, from Old High German sūbar, from Proto-West Germanic sūbrī, from Latin sōbrius, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks — six.
sûr (Friulian): sister; cork; cork oak
Definitions
- sister; cork; cork oak
Ancestry of “sûr”, step by step
sûr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin suberum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | suberum | — |
| 2 | Latin | sūber | cork oak, cork-tree |
| 3 | Old High German | sūbar | clean |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sūbrī | sober; clean |
| 5 | Latin | sōbrius | sober (not drunk) |
| 6 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 7 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
via Latin soror
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | soror | sister; cousin, daughter of a father's brother;... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | swezōr | sister |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swésōr | sister |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | su-h₁ésh₂-ōr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésh₂r̥ | blood |