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Where does “sobejo” come from?

sobejo (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin superclus, from Latin superculus, 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 “sobejo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinsuperclus—
2Latinsuperculus—
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 “sobejo”

  • sobejamente
  • sobejo
  • sobejar
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