Where does “cibu” come from?
cibu (Sicilian) comes from Italian cibo, from Italian super, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
cibu (Sicilian): food
Ancestry of “cibu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | cibo | food; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | Italian | super | super; The best; superphosphate |
| 3 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 4 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |