Where does “sovrappiù” come from?

sovrappiù (Italian) comes from Italian più, from Latin plūs, from Old Latin plous, from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is-.

sovrappiù (Italian): surplus, extra

Definitions

  1. surplus, extra

Ancestry of “sovrappiù”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpiùcomparative degree of molto; more; more; plus
2Latinplūsmore; more of
3Old Latinplous—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanploh₁is-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is- →Every word from Old Latin plous →Every word from Latin plūs →