soubrette

The story

1. Latin · derived fromsuperare“be above”
2. Occitan · derived fromsoubreta“coy”
3. French · borrowed fromsoubrette
4. English todaysoubrette

Borrowed from French soubrette, from Occitan soubreta (“coy”) (feminine of soubret), from soubra (Provençal sobrar), from Latin superare (“be above”).