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Where does “super-” come from?

super- (French) comes 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-.

super- (French): super-, over-

Definitions

  1. super-, over-

Ancestry of “super-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuper-super-; over, above
2Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
3Latineks-uper—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “super-”

  • superembranchement
  • superfamille
  • superfécondation
  • superordinateur
  • superordre
  • superlentille
  • superbenzène
  • superpuissance
  • superorganisme
  • superoxyde
  • superplasticité
  • superalliage
  • supercritique
  • superlourd
  • supercarburant
  • supermassive
  • superligue
  • superléger
  • superproduction
  • superfluide
  • superamas
  • superpréfet
  • supergéante
  • supermassif
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