English
supereffective
Supereffective comes from French effectif ‘number of members of a group’, from Latin effectīvus ‘creative’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁k-1reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁kyéti1reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θakjō1reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fakjō1‘to make’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciō1‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEefficiō1‘to make out or work out’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEeffectīvus1‘creative’
- Frenchc. 1600–presenteffectif1‘number of members of a group’
- English1500–presenteffective1
- Englishtodaysupereffective1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English supereffective
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁k-Wiktionary, English supereffectivereconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁kyétiWiktionary, English supereffectivereconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θakjōWiktionary, English supereffectivereconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fakjōWiktionary, English supereffective‘to make’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciōWiktionary, English supereffective‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEefficiōWiktionary, English supereffective‘to make out or work out’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEeffectīvusWiktionary, English supereffective‘creative’
- Frenchc. 1600–presenteffectifWiktionary, English supereffective‘number of members of a group’
- English1500–presenteffectiveWiktionary, English supereffective
- EnglishtodaysupereffectiveWiktionary, English supereffective
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *θakjō
affectionate, imperfection, putrefaction, 62 more
through Proto-Italic *fakjō ‘to make’
factor, difficulty, interface, manufacture, faction, affection, perfection, facet, imperfect, defection, affective, deface, defector, confectionary, affectation, 65 more
through Latin faciō ‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
face, fact, difficult, profit, facility, perfect, feature, faculty, sacrifice, affair, facial, affect, facilitate, deficit, infection, feat, facade, fetish, deficient, counterfeit, defect, superficial, facsimile, infect, hacienda, maleficent, aficionado, parfait, facies, beautify, difficile, confit, beneficent, confection, effector, refectory, 80 more
through Latin efficiō ‘to make out or work out’
effect, efficient, efficacy, efficacious, 14 more
through English effective
Today it means
adj Particularly effective.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “supereffective”. 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.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- / supereffective