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Where does “suronder” come from?

suronder (Middle French) comes from Late Latin superundo, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Ancestry of “suronder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinsuperundo—
2Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
3Latineks-uper—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “suronder”

  • surrounding
  • surroundings
  • surround
  • surroundeth
  • surroundest
  • surrounder
  • sourrounden
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