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
- Total control or rulership; sovereignty,...
Ancestry of “sovereynte”, step by step
sovereynte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Anglo-Norman sovereyneté
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | sovereyneté | Alternative form of sovereinté |
| 2 | Old French | souveraineté | — |
| 3 | Old French | soverain | sovereign |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | superanus | — |
| 5 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 6 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Old French soveraineté
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | soveraineté | — |