Etymograph

English

superinduce

Superinduce comes from Latin superindūcō ‘to draw or cover over’, from super ‘[of place] above’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *úp.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*úp1reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*upér1‘above’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*super1‘above’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuper1‘[of place] above’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuperindūcō2as superindūcere‘to draw or cover over’
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1692superinduce2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin superinduco
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English superinduce
  3. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1692, Roger L’Estrange, London: […] R[ichard] Sare: “'Tis not for a Desultory Thought, to attone for…”.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*úpWiktionary, Latin superinducoreconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*upérWiktionary, Latin superinduco‘above’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*superWiktionary, Latin superinduco‘above’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuperWiktionary, Latin superinduco‘[of place] above’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuperindūcōWiktionary, English superinduceas superindūcere‘to draw or cover over’
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1692superinduceWiktionary, English superinduce. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1692, Roger L’Estrange, London: […] R[ichard] Sare: “'Tis not for a Desultory Thought, to attone for…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘above’

over, uber, 17 more

through Proto-Italic *super ‘above’

supreme, summary, consummate, supra, summa, 13 more

through Latin super ‘[of place] above’

sovereign, soprano, superiority, supervise, 12 more

Today it means

verb To replace (someone) with someone else; to bring into another's position; especially, to take (a second wife) quickly after the death of a first, or while she is still alive.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “superinduce”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin superinduco. 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 *úp / superinduce

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