Etymology

supranuclear

S1U1P3R1A1N1U1C3L1E1A1R1

Today it means: Above the level of the motor neurons Full definition →

English nuclear ← Latin supra- ← Old Latin suprād
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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. Englishnuclear
  11. English todaysupranuclear

From supra- + nuclear.

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