Etymology of the English word superjacent
the English word
superjacentderived from the Latin word
superiacere (lie over; lie upon; throw or scatter on top o; over the surface; shoot over the top of)
using the Medieval Latin prefix
super-derived from the Classical Latin word
super (above)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*uperderived from the Late Latin word
iacere (to throw; lie; lie down; lie ill; throw, hurl, cast)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*yē-Date
The earliest known usage of superjacent in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
