"upper" in seven languages
Meaningupper
Spanish
superior
/supeˈɾjoɾ/
learned
French
supérieur
/sypeʁjœʁ/
learned
fem.: supérieure
Italian
superiore
/supeˈrjore/
learned
Portuguese
superior
/supeɾiˈoh/
learned
Romanian
superior
/superiˈor/
learned
Catalan
superior
/supəɾiˈoɾ/
learned
English
upper
/ˈʌpɚ/
native English · English up + -er
The Latin word gave English superior.
English → ItalianuppersuperioreNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: superior, superiority.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
SUPERIŌREM‘higher’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
Where English says upper, the sisters use the learned comparative 'higher': the upper floor is la planta superior, l'étage supérieur, il piano superiore.
English relatives: superior, superiority
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In a sentence
- esLos dormitorios están en la planta superior.
- frLes chambres sont à l'étage supérieur.
- itLe camere sono al piano superiore.
- ptOs quartos ficam no andar superior.
- roDormitoarele sunt la etajul superior.
- caLes habitacions són a la planta superior.
- enThe bedrooms are on the upper floor.
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