Where does “soubrette” come from?
soubrette (Italian) comes from French soubrette, from Occitan soubreta, from Occitan soubra, from Latin superāre, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér.
soubrette (Italian): showgirl
Ancestry of “soubrette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | soubrette | maid |
| 2 | Occitan | soubreta | coy |
| 3 | Occitan | soubra | — |
| 4 | Latin | superāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 6 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |