Superabundant
/ˌsuːpərəˈbʌndənt/noun
Excessively abundant; more than enough.
Did you know?Superabundant entered English through Latin scholarly language, where the prefix super- intensifies abundance into something beyond measure rather than merely plentiful.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰeh₂-
“to grow, become, or increase”
Latin
Latin
abundāre
“to overflow, be plentiful”
Latin
Latin
super- + abundāns
“overflowing above; excessively plentiful”
Late Middle English
English
superabundante
“exceedingly abundant”
Modern English
English
superabundant
“more than enough; excessively plentiful”