Where does “surveyen” come from?
surveyen (Middle English) comes from Old French sourveoir, from Old French sur-, from Latin super-, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
surveyen (Middle English): to oversee; to survey
Definitions
- to oversee; to survey
Ancestry of “surveyen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | sourveoir | to oversee; to survey |
| 2 | Old French | sur- | over, on top of |
| 3 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 4 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 5 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |