A position above the part indicated by the word to which it is joined; in this sense, the same as super-; opposite of infra-. [L. supra, on the upper side]
latin OR greek
word-forming element of Latin origin meaning “above, higher than, over; beyond; before,” from Latin supra (adv./prep.) “above, over, before, beyond, on the upper side,” originally supera, in supera (parte), literally “on the upper (side).” This is from old fem. ablative singular of superus (adj.) “above,” which is related to super “above, over” (from PIE root *uper “over”)