Where does “sovrastare” come from?
sovrastare (Italian) comes from Italian stare, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
sovrastare (Italian): to dominate; to tower over; to surpass
Definitions
- to dominate; to tower over; to surpass
Ancestry of “sovrastare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | stare | to stay, remain; to keep, stick; to be doing... |
| 2 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |