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Where does “superadditivity” come from?

superadditivity (English) comes from English additivity, from English additive, from Late Latin additivus, from Latin addere, from Latin addō, from Latin -dō, from Proto-Germanic -dô, from Sicilian di — afterwards, post; by, at.

superadditivity (English): The state of being superadditive; The statement...

Definitions

  1. The state of being superadditive; The statement...

Ancestry of “superadditivity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadditivityThe property of being additive; The extent to...
2EnglishadditivePertaining to addition; that can be, or has been,...
3Late Latinadditivus—
4Latinadderesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5Latinaddō—
6Latin-dō—
7Proto-Germanic-dô—
8Siciliandi—
9Latindē—
10Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
11Latinposteablative singular of postis
12Proto-Italicposti—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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