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Where does “superiorness” come from?

superiorness (English) comes from English superior, from French supérieur, from Old French superior, from Latin superior, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér.

superiorness (English): The state or quality of being superior

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being superior

Ancestry of “superiorness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuperiorHigher in quality; Higher in rank; More...
2Frenchsupérieursuperior; upper, senior; above; higher than
3Old Frenchsuperior—
4Latinsuperiorhigher; superior; previous, preceding
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- →