LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

superānus1

*superānus m (oblique *superānum)

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionsovereign, chief (lord, ruler, etc.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative/so.perˈa.nos//so.perˈa.ni/

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuperānus

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin *superānus From super (“above”) + -ānus (“-ian”).

Elsewhere
  • Italiansoprano
  • Englishsopranofrom Italian soprano
  • Italiansovrano
  • Frenchsouverainfrom Old French soverain
  • Germansouveränfrom Old French soverain
  • Romaniansuveranfrom Old French soverain
  • Englishsovereignfrom Old French soverain
  • Catalansobiràfrom Old Occitan sobeiran
  • Occitansobeiranfrom Old Occitan sobeiran
  • Spanishsoberano
Old Portuguese
  • Portuguesesoberano
  • Galiciansoberano
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
superānus2
*superānus (feminine *superāna, neuter *superānum)

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romanceadjectivereconstructionsovereign, chief

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesọpęránọssọpęránasọpęránọ
genitivesọpęránisọpęránęsọpęráni
dativesọpęránọsọpęránęsọpęránọ
accusativesọpęránọsọpęránãsọpęránọ
ablativesọpęránọsọpęránãsọpęránọ
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesọpęránisọpęránęsọpęrána
genitivesọpęranọ́rọsọpęranárọsọpęranọ́rọ
dativesọpęránissọpęránissọpęránis
accusativesọpęránọssọpęránassọpęrána
ablativesọpęránọssọpęránassọpęrána

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuperānus

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin *superānus From super (“above”) + -ānus (“-ian”).

Quick answers

What does superānus mean in Latin?
superānus, a noun, means “sovereign, chief (lord, ruler, etc.)”.
Where does superānus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *úp → Proto-Indo-European *upér → Proto-Italic *super → Latin superānus.