English
super
Super comes from the prefix super-, via Middle English from Latin super- ‘above’, from super.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*upér‘over’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*super‘above’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuper‘above’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuper-
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500super-
- English1500–presentsuper-
- Englishearliest quotation 1992super
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*upér‘over’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*super‘above’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuper‘above’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuper-
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500super-
- English1500–presentsuper-
- Englishearliest quotation 1992super
Earliest quotation: 1992, The Canberra Times: “The job is super interesting for a person who…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over’
through Proto-Italic *super ‘above’
supreme, summary, consummate, summa, supra, 16 more
through Latin super ‘above’
Today it means
adj Of excellent quality, superfine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *upér / super