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