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Where does “superabilis” come from?

superabilis (Latin) comes from Latin supero, from Latin superus, 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-.

superabilis (Latin): that may be surmounted

Definitions

  1. that may be surmounted

Ancestry of “superabilis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsuperoI surmount, rise over, rise above, go over,...
2Latinsuperusbeing above, upper
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 “superabilis”

  • superable
  • superability
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