Where does “sobrenombre” come from?

sobrenombre (Spanish) comes from Spanish sobre-, from Latin 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-.

sobrenombre (Spanish): nickname, sobriquet

Definitions

  1. nickname, sobriquet

Ancestry of “sobrenombre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsobre-over-
2Latinsuper-super-; over, above
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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →