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
- to surpass, outdo or go beyond; to overwhelm or...
Ancestry of “soverchiare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | soverchio | excessive, overwhelming, over-; superfluous;... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | superclus | — |
| 3 | Latin | superculus | — |
| 4 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 5 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |