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Where does “superiore” come from?

superiore (Italian) comes from Latin superior, 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-.

superiore (Italian): superior; greater; larger

Definitions

  1. superior; greater; larger

Ancestry of “superiore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuperiorhigher; superior; previous, preceding
2Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
3Latineks-uper—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “superiore”

  • anterosuperiore
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →