Where does “superfluent” come from?
superfluent (English) comes from Middle English superfluent, from Latin superfluens, from Latin superfluō, from Latin super-, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér.
superfluent (English): Floating on the surface; Abundant; in profusion;...
Definitions
- Floating on the surface; Abundant; in profusion;...
Ancestry of “superfluent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | superfluent | — |
| 2 | Latin | superfluens | overflowing |
| 3 | Latin | superfluō | — |
| 4 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 5 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 6 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |