Etymology

uber

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Today it means: Super; high-level; high-ranking. Full definition →

German über
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uber · adjective, adverb, noun, verb1

  1. German · borrowed fromüber“above”
  2. English todayuber

From German über (“above”, preposition), which is also used as a prefix (über-); cognate with over. Entered English through Nietzsche's use of the word Übermensch. Doublet of over, super, and hyper.

Uber · noun, verb2

  1. German · derived fromüber“above, over”
  2. English todayUber

The company's name is from uber, from German über (“above, over”), as in “above all the rest (of the competition),” a principle the founders wanted to build upon.

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