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
- To retire or put out of use due to age; To show...
Ancestry of “superannuate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | superannuated | Obsolete, antiquated; Retired or discarded due to... |
| 2 | Latin | superannuatus | more than one year old |
| 3 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 4 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “superannuate”