Where does “superiormente” come from?
superiormente (Italian) comes from Italian superiore, 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-.
superiormente (Italian): in the upper part; above; superiorly
Definitions
- in the upper part; above; superiorly
Ancestry of “superiormente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | superiore | superior; greater; larger |
| 2 | Latin | superior | higher; superior; previous, preceding |
| 3 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 4 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |