Where does “superannuation” come from?
Superannuation comes from English superannuate, from Latin -io, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti.
superannuation (English): A retirement benefit fund, an accumulation of...
Definitions
- A retirement benefit fund, an accumulation of...
Ancestry of “superannuation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | superannuate | To retire or put out of use due to age; To show... |
| 2 | English | superannuated | Obsolete, antiquated; Retired or discarded due to... |
| 3 | Latin | superannuatus | more than one year old |
| 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- | — |