Where does “insormontabile” come from?
insormontabile (Italian) comes from Italian sormontabile, from Italian sormontare, from Old French sormonter, from Old French sur-, from Latin super-, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri.
insormontabile (Italian): insurmountable
Definitions
- insurmountable
Ancestry of “insormontabile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sormontabile | surmountable |
| 2 | Italian | sormontare | To overcome or surmount |
| 3 | Old French | sormonter | to surpass; to go beyond |
| 4 | Old French | sur- | over, on top of |
| 5 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 6 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 7 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |