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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

  1. Floating on the surface; Abundant; in profusion;...

Ancestry of “superfluent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsuperfluent—
2Latinsuperfluensoverflowing
3Latinsuperfluō—
4Latinsuper-super-; over, above
5Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
6Latineks-uper—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →