Where does “supercede” come from?
supercede (English) comes from Middle English superceden, from Middle French superceder, from Latin supersedēre, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
supercede (English): Misspelling of supersede
Ancestry of “supercede”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | superceden | — |
| 2 | Middle French | superceder | — |
| 3 | Latin | supersedēre | — |
| 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- | — |