Etymology of the English word supercharge
the English word
superchargederived from the English word
chargederived from the Old French word
chargierderived from the Latin word
carricare (charge)
derived from the Late Latin word
carrus (wagon)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kers-derived from the French word
chargerderived from the Latin word
carricare (charge)
derived from the Late Latin word
carrus (wagon)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kers-using the English prefix
super-derived from the Medieval Latin prefix
super-derived from the Classical Latin word
super (above)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*uperDerivations in English
supercharged,
supercharger,
turbocharge,
superchargingUsage
Word found in Modern English
