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Where does “superfluus” come from?

superfluus (Latin) comes from Latin superfluō, 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-.

superfluus (Latin): running over, overflowing; superfluous,...

Definitions

  1. running over, overflowing; superfluous,...

Ancestry of “superfluus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuperfluō—
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 “superfluus”

  • superfluous
  • superfluity
  • superfluously
  • superfluousness
  • superflux
  • unsuperfluous
  • superfluent
  • nonsuperfluous
  • superfluence
  • superfluo
  • superfluus
  • superfluxus
  • superfluitas
  • superfluens
  • superfluamente
  • superfluo
  • superfluo
  • superfluamente
  • superflu
  • superflu
  • supèrfluament
  • superfluent
  • superfluo
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