Where does “oberfläche” come from?

oberfläche (German) comes from Latin superficiēs, from Latin faciēs, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.

oberfläche (German): surface

Definitions

  1. surface

Ancestry of “oberfläche”, step by step

oberfläche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin superficiēs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuperficiēsthe top, surface
2Latinfaciēsmake, form, shape, figure, configuration
3Latinfaciōto do
4Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
5Latin-tōriusory
6Latin-tor-er
7Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
8Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
9Proto-Indo-European-tor-s

via German fläche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanflächesurface
2Middle High Germanvleche
3Old High Germanflahflat, smooth
4Proto-West Germanic*flak
5Proto-Germanicflakazflat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥kehflat surface

Words derived from “oberfläche

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-sEvery word from Latin -toriumEvery word from Latin -tor