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Etymology of the English word supercoil

the English word supercoil
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 *uper
derived from the English word coil
derived from the Old French word coillir
derived from the Latin word colligere (collect, assemble, bring; obtain, acquire, amass)
derived from the Latin word legere (read; gather, collect)
derived from the Greek word legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leg- (to collect, to speak)

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