Where does “soprappiù” come from?

soprappiù (Italian) comes from Italian più, from Latin plūs, from Old Latin plous, from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is-.

soprappiù (Italian): Alternative spelling of sovrappiù

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of sovrappiù

Ancestry of “soprappiù”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpiùcomparative degree of molto; more; more; plus
2Latinplūsmore; more of
3Old Latinplous—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanploh₁is-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is- →Every word from Old Latin plous →Every word from Latin plūs →