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Where does “sovrapponibile” come from?

sovrapponibile (Italian) comes from Italian sovrapporre, from Latin superpono, from Latin super-, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

sovrapponibile (Italian): stackable

Definitions

  1. stackable

Ancestry of “sovrapponibile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansovrapporreto put or place something on top of something...
2LatinsuperponoI place, put or lay on top or over
3Latinsuper-super-; over, above
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- →