Where does “superlativ” come from?
superlativ (Romanian) comes from French superlatif, from Old French superlatif, from Latin superlātīvus, from Latin superlātus, from Latin super-, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri.
superlativ (Romanian): superlative
Definitions
- superlative
Ancestry of “superlativ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | superlatif | superlative |
| 2 | Old French | superlatif | superlative |
| 3 | Latin | superlātīvus | superlative of an adjective |
| 4 | Latin | superlātus | — |
| 5 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 6 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 7 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |