Etymology of the English word supersonic
the English word
supersonicderived from the English word
sonicderived from the Late Latin word
sonus (noise, sound)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*swen-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
superheterodyne receiver,
superheterodyne,
supersonicsUsage
Word found in Modern English