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Where does “superbo” come from?

superbo (Italian) comes from Latin Superbus, from Latin superbus, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

superbo (Italian): proud, haughty, presumptuous; superb, magnificent

Definitions

  1. proud, haughty, presumptuous; superb, magnificent

Ancestry of “superbo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSuperbus—
2Latinsuperbusproud, rude, supercilious, arrogant, haughty,...
3Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
4Latineks-uper—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “superbo”

  • superbamente
  • superbe
  • superba
  • superbeso
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