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Etymology of the English word supersonic

the English word supersonic
derived from the English word sonic
derived 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 *uper

Derivations in English

superheterodyne receiver, superheterodyne, supersonics

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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