Etymograph

English

supercomputation

From super- + computation.

Formed from super- + computation

Latin putus

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Latin computō ‘sum up, reckon, compute’

Latin computatiō ‘calculation, reckoning, computation’

Middle French computation

Middle English computacioun ‘Computation, calculation’

English computation

Today it means

noun Complex and advanced computation of the kind performed by supercomputers.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “supercomputation”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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