Where does “insorpassabile” come from?
insorpassabile (Italian) comes from Italian sorpassabile, from Italian sorpassare, from French surpasser, from French sur-, from Old French sur-, from Latin super-, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper.
insorpassabile (Italian): unsurpassable
Definitions
- unsurpassable
Ancestry of “insorpassabile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sorpassabile | surpassable |
| 2 | Italian | sorpassare | to overtake; to surpass, outdo |
| 3 | French | surpasser | to surpass, outdo |
| 4 | French | sur- | over, on top of; over- |
| 5 | Old French | sur- | over, on top of |
| 6 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 7 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 8 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |