Where does “surseoir” come from?

surseoir (Old French) comes from Latin supersedēre, 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-.

surseoir (Old French): to abstain; to delay; to miss a deadline; to fail...

Definitions

  1. to abstain; to delay; to miss a deadline; to fail...

Ancestry of “surseoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsupersedēre—
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 “surseoir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →