Where does “super-Niño” come from?
super-Niño (English) comes from Spanish super-Niño, from Spanish super-, 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.
super-Niño (English): An exceptionally large form of the El Niño...
Definitions
- An exceptionally large form of the El Niño...
Ancestry of “super-Niño”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | super-Niño | super-Niño |
| 2 | Spanish | super- | super-, over- |
| 3 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 4 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 5 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |