sur.
on, upon
Meaning & usage
on, upon
on top of
from on top of
above
out of
sept sur dix
in the case of
about, concerning
in (a place)
sur Paris
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle French sur, from Old French sur, seur, sor, soure, souvre, sovre (“on, upon, over”), from Latin super (“over, on, above”). Doublet of super, a borrowing. Cognate with Old English ofer (“over, above”). More at over.
sour
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle French sur, from Old French sur (“sour, bitter”), from Frankish *sūr (“acidic, sour”), from Proto-Germanic *sūraz (“sour”). More at English sour.
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