superfluous
/suːˈpɜːflu.əs/ · adj
Meaning
- In excess of what is required or sufficient.
Etymology / origin
From Middle English superfluous, from Latin superfluus (“superfluous”) + -ous, from superfluō (“overflow”), from super (“above, more than, over”) + fluō (“flow”). Compare mellifluous and fluid, also from Latin. Literally corresponds to overflow, which is from Germanic, rather than Latin.
- superfluus(Latin)→
- superfluous(enm)→
- superfluous (English)
- Relations: inh, der
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