Where does “superior” come from?

superior (Latin) comes 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-.

superior (Latin): higher; superior; previous, preceding

Definitions

  1. higher; superior; previous, preceding

Ancestry of “superior”, step by step

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

Words derived from “superior”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →