Where does “super-” come from?

super- (English) comes from Latin super-, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

super- (English): above, over, or upon; superior in size, quality,...

Definitions

  1. above, over, or upon; superior in size, quality,...

Ancestry of “super-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuper-super-; over, above
2Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
3Latineks-uper—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “super-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →