Etymology

superdrastic

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Today it means: Very drastic. Full definition →

English drastic ← Ancient Greek δρᾱστῐκός (drāstĭkós) ← Latin super-
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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. Ancient Greekδρᾰ́ω (drắō)
  8. Ancient Greekδρᾶσῐς (drâsĭs)
  9. Ancient Greekδρᾱστῐκός (drāstĭkós)
  10. Englishdrastic
  11. English todaysuperdrastic

From super- + drastic.

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