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Where does “superplastic” come from?

superplastic (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-.

superplastic (English): Exhibiting superplasticity; A superplastic...

Definitions

  1. Exhibiting superplasticity; A superplastic...

Ancestry of “superplastic”, 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-—

Words derived from “superplastic”

  • superplastically
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