Where does “supercenter” come from?

supercenter (English) comes from English super-, from Latin super-, 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-.

supercenter (English): A big-box store, especially one that is even...

Definitions

  1. A big-box store, especially one that is even...

Ancestry of “supercenter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsuper-above, over, or upon; superior in size, quality,...
2Latinsuper-super-; over, above
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-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-