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French word souverain comes from Proto-Indo-European *eḱs, Latin -anus, Latin *eks-uper, Proto-Indo-European *uperi, and later Old French soverain (Sovereign.)
*eḱs (Proto-Indo-European)
-anus (Latin)
Of or pertaining to; -ian; usually indicates a relationship of position, possession, or origin.
*eks-uper (Latin)
*uperi (Proto-Indo-European)
super (Latin)
Accusative [of measure] above, beyond, over, in addition to. Accusative [of place] above, beyond. Accusative [of place] above, on the top of, upon.
*superānus (Vulgar Latin)
*superanus (Latin)
(Vulgar Latin) sovereign, chief (Vulgar Latin) sovereign, chief, lord, ruler, etc.
soverain (Old French)
Sovereign.
souverain (French)
Sovereign Sovereign.