Where does “superior-geral” come from?
superior-geral (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese superior, 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-.
superior-geral (Portuguese): superior general, general superior
Definitions
- superior general, general superior
Ancestry of “superior-geral”, step by step
superior-geral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese superior
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | superior | upper, higher; better; superior |
| 2 | Latin | superior | higher; superior; previous, preceding |
| 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- | — |
via Portuguese geral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | geral | general; majority; leader of a religious order |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | gẽeral | — |
| 3 | Latin | generalis | general, generic |
| 4 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |