Where does “supercherie” come from?
supercherie (Middle French) comes from Italian soperchieria, from Italian soverchieria, from Italian soverchiare, from Italian soverchio, from Vulgar Latin superclus, from Latin superculus, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper.
Ancestry of “supercherie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | soperchieria | Obsolete form of soverchieria |
| 2 | Italian | soverchieria | abuse (of power etc.), bullying |
| 3 | Italian | soverchiare | to surpass, outdo or go beyond; to overwhelm or... |
| 4 | Italian | soverchio | excessive, overwhelming, over-; superfluous;... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | superclus | — |
| 6 | Latin | superculus | — |
| 7 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 8 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |