English
souverainism
Souverainism comes from French souverainisme ‘sovereignism’, from Latin super ‘[of place] above’, and perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*upér1‘over’uncertain
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*super1‘above’uncertain
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuper2‘[of place] above’uncertain
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*superānus2‘sovereign, chief’uncertain
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400soverain2‘sovereign’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsouverain3‘sovereign’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsouverainisme4‘sovereignism’
- Englishtodaysouverainism4
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin super
- 2 Wiktionary, French souverain
- 3 Wiktionary, French souverainisme
- 4 Wiktionary, English souverainism
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*upérWiktionary, Latin super‘over’uncertain
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*superWiktionary, Latin super‘above’uncertain
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuperWiktionary, French souverain‘[of place] above’uncertain
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*superānusWiktionary, French souverain‘sovereign, chief’uncertain
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400soverainWiktionary, French souverain‘sovereign’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsouverainWiktionary, French souverainisme‘sovereign’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsouverainismeWiktionary, English souverainism‘sovereignism’
- EnglishtodaysouverainismWiktionary, English souverainism
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over’
over, uber, superiority, 15 more
through Proto-Italic *super ‘above’
supreme, summary, superior, supervise, consummate, supra, summa, 12 more
through Latin super ‘[of place] above’
through Vulgar Latin *superānus ‘sovereign, chief’
through Old French soverain ‘sovereign’
Today it means
noun —
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “souverainism”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin super, French souverain, French souverainisme. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *upér / souverainism