English
superprojectile
From super- + projectile.
Formed from super- + projectile
Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- ‘to throw’
Proto-Indo-European *(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁ként
Latin iaciō ‘throw, hurl’
Latin prōiciō ‘throw forth’
Latin prōiectus ‘projected’
English projectile
Today it means
noun A superior projectile; a supershot.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “superprojectile”. 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 / superprojectile