Etymology

superstore

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Today it means: An extremely large store; a hypermarket. Full definition →

English store ← Middle English store ← Anglo-Norman stor
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  8. Proto-Italic*en
  9. Proto-Italic*en-
  10. Latinin-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂u-ro-
  13. Proto-Italic*stauros
  14. Latin*staurō
  15. Latinīnstaurō
  16. Latinīnstaurāre
  17. Anglo-Normanstor
  18. Middle Englishstore
  19. Englishstore
  20. English todaysuperstore

From super- + store.

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