The story
Blend of super + marionette + animation, coined by Gerry Anderson, possibly in imitation of Dynamation, Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion technique.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Supermarionation
Today it means: A puppetry technique used in the 1960s, involving motorized marionettes suspended and controlled by thin wires. Full definition →