Etymology

super

su·per
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Today it means: Of excellent quality, superfine. Full definition →

English super- ← Latin super- ← Proto-Italic *super
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super · adjective, adverb1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. English todaysuper

From super- (prefix), from Middle English super-, from Latin super-, from super (“above”). Doublet of over and hyper.

super · noun, verb2

Abbreviation by shortening.

Super · proper noun3

Proper name capitalized from ellided forms with super and super-.

Words from the same roots

Latinsuper- all →

surprisesuper-

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