Where does “superannuated” come from?

Superannuated derives from Latin superannuatus, combining super- with annus (year), from Proto-Italic atnos, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European upo and h₂et-.

superannuated (English): Obsolete, antiquated; Retired or discarded due to...

Definitions

  1. Obsolete, antiquated; Retired or discarded due to...

Ancestry of “superannuated”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuperannuatusmore than one year old
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 “superannuated”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →