Etymograph

English

supertopic

From super- + topic.

Formed from super- + topic

Ancient Greek τόπος ‘a place’

Ancient Greek τοπικός ‘pertaining to a place’

Latin topica ‘Topics (title of Aristotle’s work on…’

English topic

Today it means

noun A topic that encompasses several other topics.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “supertopic”. 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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