Etymograph

English

Superia

Superia comes from French Supérieur ‘lac Supérieur’, from Latin superior ‘higher, upper’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*upér‘over’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*super‘above’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuper‘above, over’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuperior‘higher, upper’
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentSupérieur‘lac Supérieur’
  6. EnglishtodaySuperia

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*upér‘over’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*super‘above’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuper‘above, over’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuperior‘higher, upper’
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentSupérieur‘lac Supérieur’
  6. EnglishtodaySuperia

Formed from superior + -ia

Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over’

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Latin super ‘above’

Latin superus ‘that is above, upper’

Latin superior ‘higher’

Old French superiour ‘superior’

English superior

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over’

over, uber, 21 more

through Proto-Italic *super ‘above’

supreme, summary, consummate, supra, summa, 17 more

through Latin super ‘above, over’

sovereign, soprano, 15 more

Today it means

name A former continent in Earth. A proposed ancient continent that would later merge together with the continents of Vaalbara and Sclavia to form the supercontinent Kenorland.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *upér / Superia

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