English
sur-
Sur- comes from Latin super ‘[of place] above’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*upér‘over’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*super‘above’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuper‘[of place] above’
- Englishtodaysur-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*upér‘over’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*super‘above’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuper‘[of place] above’
- Englishtodaysur-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over’
over, uber, superiority, 17 more
through Proto-Italic *super ‘above’
supreme, superior, summary, supervise, consummate, supra, summa, 14 more
through Latin super ‘[of place] above’
Today it means
prefix A syncopic variant of super-.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *upér / sur-