Etymology

supercolossal

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Today it means: Exceedingly large. Full definition →

English colossal ← French colossal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Ancient Greekκολοσσός (kolossós)
  8. Latincolossus
  9. Frenchcolosse
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Frenchcolossal
  13. Englishcolossal
  14. English todaysupercolossal

From super- + colossal.

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