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Where does “soberano” come from?

soberano (Galician) comes from Latin superanus, 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-.

soberano (Galician): sovereign; independent; very large

Definitions

  1. sovereign; independent; very large

Ancestry of “soberano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuperanussovereign, chief; sovereign, chief, lord, ruler,...
2Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
3Latineks-uper—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →