Etymology

superstrength

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Today it means: Remarkable strength, above and beyond that of normal human strength. Full definition →

English strength ← Latin super- ← Proto-Italic *super
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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. Englishstrength
  8. English todaysuperstrength

From super- + strength.

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