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Where does “sovereynte” come from?

sovereynte (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman sovereyneté, from Old French souveraineté, from Old French soverain, from Vulgar Latin superanus, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér.

sovereynte (Middle English): Total control or rulership; sovereignty,...

Definitions

  1. Total control or rulership; sovereignty,...

Ancestry of “sovereynte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-NormansovereynetéAlternative form of sovereinté
2Old Frenchsouveraineté—
3Old Frenchsoverainsovereign
4Vulgar Latinsuperanus—
5Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
6Latineks-uper—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “sovereynte”

  • sovereignty
  • sovereignist
  • sovereigntist
  • nonsovereignty
  • cosovereignty
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