Etymology

sur-

Today it means: A syncopic variant of super-. Full definition →

Middle English sur- ← Old French sur- ← Latin super
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  1. Latin · derived fromsuper
  2. Old French · derived fromsur-
  3. Middle English · inherited fromsur-
  4. English todaysur-

From Middle English sur-, from Old French sur-, sour-, sor-, soure-, a syncopic form of the Latin super. Doublet of super-, over-, and hyper-.

Words from the same roots

Latinsuper all →

survivesovereignsovereigntysupervisesopranosurplicesurtitle

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.