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Where does “supervisus” come from?

supervisus (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin supervidere, 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-.

Ancestry of “supervisus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsupervidere—
2Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
3Latineks-uper—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “supervisus”

  • supervise
  • supervisee
  • supervisal
  • supervisable
  • supervisive
  • cosupervise
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