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sur-

1

a prefix meaning “over, above,” “in addition,” occurring mainly in loanwords from French and partial calques of French words: surcharge; surname; surrender; survive.

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Nearby words

  1. supvr.,
  2. suq,
  3. suquamish,
  4. suqutra,
  5. sur,
  6. sur-royal,
  7. sura,
  8. surabaya,
  9. surah,
  10. surajah dowlah
Compare super-.

Origin of sur-

1
Middle English < Old French < Latin super- super-

sur-

2

variant of sub- before r: surrogate.
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British Dictionary definitions for sur-

sur-

1

prefix

over; above; beyondsurcharge; surrealism Compare super-

Word Origin for sur-

from Old French, from Latin super-

prefix

a variant of sub- surrogate
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Word Origin and History for sur-

sur-

word-forming element meaning "over, above, beyond, in addition," especially in words from Anglo-French and Old French, from Old French sour-, sor-, sur-, from Latin super (see super-).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper