English
supra-
Supra- comes from Latin suprā ‘above, on the top, on the upper side’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *úp.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*úpreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*upér‘above’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*super‘above’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*superos‘upper’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*superād‘above’reconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEsuprād
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuprā‘above, on the top, on the upper side’
- Englishtodaysupra-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*úpreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*upér‘above’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*super‘above’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*superos‘upper’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*superād‘above’reconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEsuprād
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuprā‘above, on the top, on the upper side’
- Englishtodaysupra-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘above’
over, superior, uber, supervise, 19 more
through Proto-Italic *super ‘above’
super, sovereign, soprano, 17 more
through Proto-Italic *superos ‘upper’
summary, supreme, consummate, summa, 5 more
through Latin suprā ‘above, on the top, on the upper side’
Today it means
prefix Above, over, on top; (anatomy, medicine) superior
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *úp / supra-