Where does “surchte” come from?
surchte (Yola) comes from Irish suirbhéireacht, from Irish suirbhéir, from Irish suirbhé, from English survey, from Middle English surveyen, from Old French sourveoir, from Old French sur-, from Latin super- — Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument.
surchte (Yola): A piece of writing
Definitions
- A piece of writing
Ancestry of “surchte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | suirbhéireacht | surveying; survey |
| 2 | Irish | suirbhéir | surveyor |
| 3 | Irish | suirbhé | survey |
| 4 | English | survey | The act of surveying; a general view; A... |
| 5 | Middle English | surveyen | to oversee; to survey |
| 6 | Old French | sourveoir | to oversee; to survey |
| 7 | Old French | sur- | over, on top of |
| 8 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | συμμετρία | commensurability; symmetry, due proportion; a... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σύμμετρος | symmetrical |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 13 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |