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- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Italic*super
- Latinsuper
- Latinsuper-
- Englishsuper-
- Englishquintessence
- English todaysuperquintessence
From super- + quintessence.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Phantom energy, cosmic exotic matter, and a likely explanation for dark energy itself, which can violate all energy conditions; a substance that both transcends and sustains the very quintessence itself, as well as the four elements. Full definition →
From super- + quintessence.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.