Where does “вышеупомянутый” come from?

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

вышеупомянутый (Russian): above-mentioned mentioned or named before; aforesaid

Definitions

  1. above-mentioned mentioned or named before; aforesaid

Ancestry of “вышеупомянутый”, step by step

вышеупомянутый traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian вы́ше

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

via Russian упомя́нутый

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