Etymology of the English word superpower
the English word
superpowerusing 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
*uperderived from the English word
powerderived from the Latin word
exponens (exponent)
derived from the Classical Latin word
exponere (set, put forth, out)
derived from the Latin word
ponere (esteem, value, count; lay; found; put, lay down; put, place, set; specify, put down; cite)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*apo-using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsUsage
Word found in Modern English
