Where does “supă” come from?
supă (Romanian) comes from French souper, from Middle French soupper, from Old French soper, from Old French supe, from Old French soupe, from Late Latin suppa, from Proto-Germanic supô, from Proto-Indo-European sewH- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
supă (Romanian): soup
Definitions
- soup
Ancestry of “supă”, step by step
supă traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French souper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | souper | dinner; a light meal eaten at night, after the... |
| 2 | Middle French | soupper | to have supper; supper |
| 3 | Old French | soper | supper; to supper; take supper |
| 4 | Old French | supe | soup |
| 5 | Old French | soupe | Alternative form of supe |
| 6 | Late Latin | suppa | sopped bread |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | supô | soup, broth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |