Etymology

superrich

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Today it means: Extremely rich. Full definition →

First used 19th c.English rich ← Latin super- ← Proto-Italic *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. Englishrich
  8. English todaysuperrich

From super- + rich.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. Extremely rich.
  • from 19th c. Very wealthy people, considered as a class.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.