English
superdelicate
From super- + delicate.
Proto-Italic *lakjō ‘to draw, pull’
Latin laciō ‘to snare, entice’
Latin dēliciae ‘delight, pleasure’
Latin dēlicātus ‘giving pleasure, delightful, soft, luxurious,…’
Middle English delicat
English delicate
Today it means
adj Very delicate.
Sources
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Etymograph / superdelicate