Where does “zozobrar” come from?
zozobrar (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish sozobrar, from Old Catalan sotsobrar, from Catalan sotsobre, from Catalan sobre, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér.
zozobrar (Spanish): to capsize, founder, sink; to fail; to worry, or...
Definitions
- to capsize, founder, sink; to fail; to worry, or...
Ancestry of “zozobrar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | sozobrar | — |
| 2 | Old Catalan | sotsobrar | — |
| 3 | Catalan | sotsobre | capsizing |
| 4 | Catalan | sobre | on, on top of; over, above; about |
| 5 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 6 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |