Where does “sobrero” come from?
sobrero (Spanish) comes from Spanish sobrar, 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.
sobrero (Spanish): extra, spare, reserve
Definitions
- extra, spare, reserve
Ancestry of “sobrero”, step by step
sobrero traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish sobrar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | sobrar | to be superfluous; to be left over or extra |
| 2 | Old Spanish | sobrar | — |
| 3 | Latin | superāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 5 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |