sur
French
prep
Definitions
- on, upon
- on top of
- from on top of
- above
- out of
- in the case of
- about, concerning
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French sur inherited from Old French sur (sour, bitter) inherited from Latin super (above, over, on, on top of).
Origin
Latin
super
Gloss
above, over, on, on top of
Concept
Semantic Field
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- besour English
- sorrel English
- sour English
- sour puss English
- sourball English
- sourbelly English
- sourberry English
- sourdough English
- soureth English
- sourfaced English
- sourful English
- sourgrass English
- sourhead English
- sourish English
- sourly English
- sourness English
- sourpuss English
- soursop English
- sourstuff English
- sourwood English
- super English
- sure English
- unsour English
- *superanus Latin
- *superānus Latin
- desuper Latin
- super Latin
- superextendo Latin
- superfundo Latin
- superoccupo Latin
- superpelliceum Latin
- supervisus Latin
- supervivere Latin
- supervīvō Latin
- Surselva Italian
- soverchio Italian
- super Italian
- sur Italian
- naturel French
- super French
- surnaturel French
- surnaturellement French
- surtout French
- tout French
- сюртук Russian
- soberano Spanish, Castilian
- sobrellevar Spanish, Castilian
- super Spanish, Castilian
- *eḱs Proto-Indo-European
- *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Indo-European
- sobejo Portuguese
- soberano Portuguese
- sobre Portuguese
- sobressair Portuguese
- super Portuguese
- *sūraz Proto-Germanic
- *uber Proto-Germanic
- surdut Polish
- ofer Old English
- over Middle English
- sour Middle English
- sur, sure Middle English
- sure Middle English
- super- Czech
- seur Old French
- seür Old French
- sorel Old French
- soverain Old French
- sur Old French
- sur- Old French
- surveillier Old French
- sur Esperanto
- surporti Esperanto
- surtera Esperanto
- survoje Esperanto
- surŝipe Esperanto
- sobre Catalan, Valencian
- sobre- Catalan, Valencian
- super- Catalan, Valencian
- súper Catalan, Valencian
- soberano Galician
- sobre- Galician
- spre Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- sur Middle French
- sobejo Old Portuguese
- sobre Old Portuguese
- subre Occitan
- *sūr Frankish
- sobre Old Spanish
- saua Tok Pisin