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Where does “supremacia” come from?

supremacia (Portuguese) comes from French suprématie, from English supremacy, from English suprême, from French suprême, from Middle French suprême, from Latin suprēmus, from Proto-Italic superisemos.

supremacia (Portuguese): supremacy

Definitions

  1. supremacy

Ancestry of “supremacia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsuprématiesupremacy
2EnglishsupremacyThe quality of being supreme; Power over all...
3EnglishsuprêmeAlternative form of supreme
4Frenchsuprêmesupreme; last
5Middle Frenchsuprême—
6Latinsuprēmus—
7Proto-Italicsuperisemos—
Every word from Proto-Italic superisemos →