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Where does “supervacaneous” come from?

supervacaneous (English) comes from Latin supervacaneus, 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-.

supervacaneous (English): Added above what is needed or necessary;...

Definitions

  1. Added above what is needed or necessary;...

Ancestry of “supervacaneous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsupervacaneusabove what is necessary, unnecessary, needless,...
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 “supervacaneous”

  • supervacaneously
  • supervacaneousness
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