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Where does “soberbia” come from?

soberbia (Spanish) comes from Latin superbia, from Latin Superbus, from Latin superbus, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

soberbia (Spanish): feminine singular of soberbio; haughtiness;...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of soberbio; haughtiness;...

Ancestry of “soberbia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuperbiapride, haughtiness, arrogance, snobbishness;...
2LatinSuperbus—
3Latinsuperbusproud, rude, supercilious, arrogant, haughty,...
4Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
5Latineks-uper—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
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