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Where does “superderivative” come from?

superderivative (English) comes from English derivative, from Middle French dérivatif, from Latin dērīvātus, from Latin dērīvō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

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Ancestry of “superderivative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishderivativeObtained by derivation; not radical, original, or...
2Middle Frenchdérivatif—
3Latindērīvātus—
4Latindērīvō—
5Latindē-—
6Latindē—
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicposti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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