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Where does “superbe” come from?

superbe (Latin) 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-.

superbe (Latin): proudly, superbly; excellently, splendidly;...

Definitions

  1. proudly, superbly; excellently, splendidly;...

Ancestry of “superbe”, 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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →