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
- Alternative spelling of sovrappiù
Ancestry of “soprappiù”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | più | comparative degree of molto; more; more; plus |
| 2 | Latin | plūs | — |
| 3 | Old Latin | plous | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ploh₁is- | — |