Etymograph

English

superrational

From super- + rational.

Formed from super- + rational

Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘to fit, to fix, to put together, to slot’

Latin reor ‘to compute’

Latin ratio ‘reason’

Latin rationalis ‘of or belonging to reason, rational, reasonable’

Old French rationel

English rational

Today it means

adj Above or beyond the rational.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “superrational”. 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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