Where does “sobrancelha” come from?
sobrancelha (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese sobrencelha, from Latin supercilia, 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-.
sobrancelha (Portuguese): eyebrow hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Definitions
- eyebrow hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Ancestry of “sobrancelha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | sobrencelha | — |
| 2 | Latin | supercilia | nominative plural of supercilium; accusative... |
| 3 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 4 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |