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Where does “supervacuus” come from?

supervacuus (Latin) comes 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-.

supervacuus (Latin): more than needed, useless, needless, unnecessary,...

Definitions

  1. more than needed, useless, needless, unnecessary,...

Ancestry of “supervacuus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “supervacuus”

  • supervacuous
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