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Where does “superannuate” come from?

superannuate (English) comes from English superannuated, from Latin superannuatus, 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-.

superannuate (English): To retire or put out of use due to age; To show...

Definitions

  1. To retire or put out of use due to age; To show...

Ancestry of “superannuate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuperannuatedObsolete, antiquated; Retired or discarded due to...
2Latinsuperannuatusmore than one year old
3Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
4Latineks-uper—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “superannuate”

  • superannuation
  • superfund
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