superscript
Meaningwritten above
Common meaning: a small character set above the line
- superover, above
- scriptto write; to mark with linesLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1647 · scan
‘over, above’ + ‘to write’ → superscript
Journey through time
- Latinscrībō, scrīpsī, scrīptum‘to write’
- Frenchsuperscription
- Englishsuperscript‘a small character set above the line’ · today
super- also in: supervenesupervisesuperficialsuperfluoussuperintend
script also in: scripturedescribeprescribesubscribesubscript
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin scrībō ‘to write; to mark with lines’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry scrībō, p. 1647 · dictionary scan
Roots
- scrībō, scrīpsī, scrīptum Latin “to write; to mark with lines”
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