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Where does “soverchiare” come from?

soverchiare (Italian) comes from Italian soverchio, from Vulgar Latin superclus, from Latin superculus, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

soverchiare (Italian): to surpass, outdo or go beyond; to overwhelm or...

Definitions

  1. to surpass, outdo or go beyond; to overwhelm or...

Ancestry of “soverchiare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansoverchioexcessive, overwhelming, over-; superfluous;...
2Vulgar Latinsuperclus—
3Latinsuperculus—
4Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
5Latineks-uper—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →