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Where does “sobrar” come from?

sobrar (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish sobrar, from Latin superāre, 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-.

sobrar (Spanish): to be superfluous; to be left over or extra

Definitions

  1. to be superfluous; to be left over or extra

Ancestry of “sobrar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishsobrar—
2Latinsuperāre—
3Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
4Latineks-uper—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “sobrar”

  • sobra
  • sobrante
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