Where does “surfet” come from?
surfet (Middle English) comes from Old French sorfet, from Old French surfaire, from Old French sur-, from Latin super-, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér.
surfet (Middle English): excess
Definitions
- excess
Ancestry of “surfet”, step by step
surfet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French sorfet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | sorfet | — |
| 2 | Old French | surfaire | to augment, exaggerate, exceed |
| 3 | Old French | sur- | over, on top of |
| 4 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 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 Anglo-Norman surfet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | surfet | — |