Where does “сюртучок” come from?
сюртучок (Russian) comes from Russian сюртук, from French surtout, from French sûr, from Middle French sur, from Old French seür, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri.
сюртучок (Russian): (small) frock coat
Definitions
- (small) frock coat
Ancestry of “сюртучок”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | сюртук | frock coat |
| 2 | French | surtout | above all; especially; surtout |
| 3 | French | sûr | sure, certain; trustworthy; safe |
| 4 | Middle French | sur | — |
| 5 | Old French | seür | Alternative form of seur; sure |
| 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- | — |