Where does “surpa” come from?
surpa (Romanian) comes from Romanian supă, 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 — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
surpa (Romanian): to undermine, make fall, cave in; to annihilate,...
Definitions
- to undermine, make fall, cave in; to annihilate,...
Ancestry of “surpa”, step by step
surpa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian supă
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | supă | soup |
| 2 | French | souper | dinner; a light meal eaten at night, after the... |
| 3 | Middle French | soupper | to have supper; supper |
| 4 | Old French | soper | supper; to supper; take supper |
| 5 | Old French | supe | soup |
| 6 | Old French | soupe | Alternative form of supe |
| 7 | Late Latin | suppa | sopped bread |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | supô | soup, broth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |