Etymology

superscribe

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Today it means: to write on the exterior of, the surface of, or above. Full definition →

Latin superscrībo ← Proto-Italic *skreiβō ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kreybʰ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kréybʰeti
  9. Proto-Italic*skreiβō
  10. Latinscrībō
  11. Latinsuperscrībo
  12. English todaysuperscribe

From Latin superscrībo (“write over”). By surface analysis, super- + scribe.

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