"desursum" meaning in Latin

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Adverb

Forms: dēsūrsum [canonical]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Latin sūrsum Latin dēsūrsum From dē- (“from”) + sūrsum (“upwards; above”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|dē-<t:from>|sūrsum<t:upwards; above>|text=+|title=dēsūrsum|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Latin sūrsum Latin dēsūrsum [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*dē", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "dē", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "dē-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "gloss" : "upwards; above", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sūrsum", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "dēsūrsum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="dēsūrsum"> From dē- (“from”) + sūrsum (“upwards; above”). Head templates: {{la-adv|dēsūrsum|-}} dēsūrsum (not comparable)
  1. from above Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: dēsuper
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