English
supranumerous
From supra- + numerous.
Proto-Indo-European *úp
…
Proto-Italic *superos ‘upper’
Proto-Italic *superād ‘above’
Old Latin suprād
Latin suprā ‘above, on the top, on the upper side’
English supra-
Proto-Indo-European *nem- ‘to distribute’
Proto-Italic *nomezos
Latin numerus ‘number’
Latin numerōsus ‘numerous, abundant’
Middle English numerous
English numerous
Today it means
adj Present in greater than normal numbers
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “supranumerous”. 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 / supranumerous