Where does “sopravanzare” come from?
sopravanzare (Italian) comes from Italian avanzare, from Vulgar Latin abanteare, from Latin ab ante, from Latin ante, from Ancient Greek κλίσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
sopravanzare (Italian): to surpass; to overcome; to be left over
Definitions
- to surpass; to overcome; to be left over
Ancestry of “sopravanzare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | avanzare | to advance; to stick out; to pass, to cross |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | abanteare | present active infinitive of *abanteō;... |
| 3 | Latin | ab ante | in front, before |
| 4 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |