Etymology

supercurrent

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Today it means: The current flowing through a superconductor. Full definition →

English current ← Latin super- ← Proto-Italic *super
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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. Englishcurrent
  8. English todaysupercurrent

From super- + current.

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