Etymology

supercede

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Today it means: Variant spelling of supersede. Full definition →

Middle English superceden ← Middle French superceder ← Latin supersedēre
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  1. Latin · derived fromsupersedēre
  2. Middle French · derived fromsuperceder
  3. Middle English · inherited fromsuperceden
  4. English todaysupercede

From Middle English superceden, from Middle French superceder, from Latin supersedēre: super- (“over-”) + sedēre (“to sit”).

Words from the same roots

Latinsupersedēre all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.