Etymology

superbine

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Today it means: A toxic alkaloid found in Gloriosa superba. Full definition →

Latin superbus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromsuperbus“superb”
  2. English todaysuperbine

From translingual (Gloriosa) superba + -ine, from Latin superbus (“superb”).

Words from the same roots

Latinsuperbus all →

superb

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