DEFINITION of supra-

AĀ positionĀ aboveĀ theĀ partĀ indicatedĀ byĀ theĀ wordĀ toĀ whichĀ itĀ isĀ joined;Ā inĀ thisĀ sense,Ā theĀ sameĀ asĀ super-;Ā oppositeĀ ofĀ infra-. [L.Ā supra,Ā onĀ theĀ upperĀ side]


ETYMOLOGY of supra-

latin OR greek word-forming element of Latin origin meaning ā€œabove, higher than, over; beyond; before,ā€ from LatinĀ supraĀ (adv./prep.) ā€œabove, over, before, beyond, on the upper side,ā€ originallyĀ supera, inĀ supera (parte), literally ā€œon the upper (side).ā€ This is from old fem. ablative singular ofĀ superusĀ (adj.) ā€œabove,ā€ which is related toĀ superĀ ā€œabove, overā€ (from PIE rootĀ *uperĀ ā€œoverā€)


RELATED TERMS to supra-

TermMeaningPrefix/Suffix?Notes
supra-higher than, aboveSuffix-
suprascapularupper part of the scapula-supra-scapular
SuprarenalAbove the kidney-supra-renal
Supraspinatusmuscle located above the spine of the scapula-supra-spinatus

DERIVATIONS of supra-

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