Etymology

suprahuman

S1U1P3R1A1H4U1M3A1N1

Today it means: Having powers above and beyond those of a normal human. Full definition →

English human ← Middle English humayne ← Middle French humain
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Proto-Italic*superos
  5. Proto-Italic*superād
  6. Old Latinsuprād
  7. Latinsuprā
  8. Latinsupra-
  9. Englishsupra-
  10. Latinhūmānu
  11. Old Frenchumain
  12. Middle Frenchhumain
  13. Middle Englishhumayne
  14. Englishhuman
  15. English todaysuprahuman

From supra- + human.

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