Etymology

superjacent

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Today it means: Positioned immediately above or on top of something else; overlying. Full definition →

First used 16th c.Latin superjacēns
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  1. Latin · derived fromsuperjacēns
  2. English todaysuperjacent

From (the stem of) Latin superjacēns, present participle of superjacēre, from super- + jacēre (“to lie”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 16th c. Positioned immediately above or on top of something else; overlying.

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