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Where does “メッツォソプラノ” come from?

メッツォソプラノ (Japanese) comes from Italian mezzosoprano, from Italian soprano, from Vulgar Latin superanus, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

メッツォソプラノ (Japanese): Alternative form of メゾソプラノ

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of メゾソプラノ

Ancestry of “メッツォソプラノ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmezzosopranomezzo-soprano
2Italiansopranoa singer, commonly a woman, with a register...
3Vulgar Latinsuperanus—
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- →