Where does “superus” come from?

superus (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-.

superus (Latin): being above, upper

Definitions

  1. being above, upper

Ancestry of “superus”, 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 “superus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →