Where does “вышеописанный” come from?

вышеописанный (Russian) comes from Russian вы́ше, from Proto-Slavic vyšьjь — higher, taller; comparative degree of *vysokъ.

вышеописанный (Russian): abovedescribed

Definitions

  1. abovedescribed

Ancestry of “вышеописанный”, step by step

вышеописанный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian вы́ше

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвы́ше—
2Proto-Slavicvyšьjьhigher, taller; comparative degree of *vysokъ

via Russian опи́санный

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianопи́санныйcircumscribed
Every word from Proto-Slavic vyšьjь →Every word from Russian вы́ше →