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Where does “superiorite” come from?

superiorite (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin superioritas, from Latin superior, 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 “superiorite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinsuperioritas—
2Latinsuperiorhigher; superior; previous, preceding
3Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
4Latineks-uper—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “superiorite”

  • superiority
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