LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

dēsūrsum

dēsūrsum (not comparable)

Meaning

  1. not comparablefrom above
    Qui desursum venit, super omnes est. Qui est de terra, de terra est, et de terra loquitur. Qui de caelo venit, super omnes est.He who comes from above is above all. He who is of earth, is of earth, and speaks of earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate John.3.31

dē-sursum, adv. ( = desuper),
I. from above, Tert. de Praescr. 46 al.: descendens, Vulg. Jacob, 3, 15 al.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindēsūrsum

Latin dē- Latin sūrsum Latin dēsūrsum From dē- (“from”) + sūrsum (“upwards; above”).

Descendants
  • Frenchdessus

Quick answers

What does dēsūrsum mean in Latin?
dēsūrsum, a adverb, means “from above”.
Where does dēsūrsum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin dēsūrsum.