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Where does “superseder” come from?

superseder (English) comes from English supersede, from Middle French superseder, from Latin supersedēre, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

superseder (English): One who, or that which, supersedes; a replacement...

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which, supersedes; a replacement...

Ancestry of “superseder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsupersedeTo take the place of; To displace in favour of...
2Middle Frenchsupersederto postpone; to defer
3Latinsupersedēre—
4Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
5Latineks-uper—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →