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Where does “supernus” come from?

supernus (Latin) comes from Latin superne, 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-.

supernus (Latin): upper, that is located above; celestial,...

Definitions

  1. upper, that is located above; celestial,...

Ancestry of “supernus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuperneabove; vocative masculine singular of supernus
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 “supernus”

  • supernal
  • supernally
  • supernalis
  • superne
  • superno
  • supernel
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