Etymology

supercritical

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Today it means: Above its critical temperature and critical pressure. Full definition →

English critical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin criticus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*krey-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*krinyéti
  9. Proto-Hellenic*kríňňō
  10. Ancient Greekκρῑ́νω (krī́nō)
  11. Ancient Greekκρῐ- (krĭ-)
  12. Ancient Greekκρῐτής (krĭtḗs)
  13. Ancient Greekκριτικός (kritikós)
  14. Latincriticus
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Englishcritical
  18. English todaysupercritical

From super- + critical.

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