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superstratum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
su-per-stra-tum
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stratum that is on top of another

noun

A language imposed upon a population that previously spoke another language

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English stratum English superstratum From super- + stratum.

Inflected Forms

superstrata (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

superstratal substratum

Synonyms

superstratum language superstrate language superstrate

Questions

What does superstratum mean?
A stratum that is on top of another
Where does superstratum come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English stratum English superstratum From super- + stratum.

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