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Where does “superplus” come from?

superplus (English) comes from Romanian plus, from German Plüsch, from French peluche, from Old French peluchier, from Vulgar Latin *pilūc(i)cāre, from Latin pilāre, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus — to grind, to crush.

superplus (English): surplus

Definitions

  1. surplus

Ancestry of “superplus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianplusplus, and; plus, addition, extra, surplus
2GermanPlüschplush
3Frenchpelucheplush , fluff; first-person singular present...
4Old Frenchpeluchierto peel; to clean
5Vulgar Latin*pilūc(i)cāre—
6Latinpilāre—
7Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
8Latinpīlus—
9Latinpīlum—
10Proto-Italicpistlom—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “superplus”

  • superplusage
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