Where does “uchafswm” come from?
uchafswm (Welsh) comes from Welsh swm, from Middle English summe, from Old French summe, from Latin summa, from Latin summus, from Proto-Italic supemos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)úp-m̥mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
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Ancestry of “uchafswm”, step by step
uchafswm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh swm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | swm | sum, total |
| 2 | Middle English | summe | — |
| 3 | Old French | summe | — |
| 4 | Latin | summa | top, summit, highest point or place; the... |
| 5 | Latin | summus | highest, greatest, the most high; top, on top |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | supemos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)úp-m̥mo-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |