supersession

noun

act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior

Roots

supersuper- · Latin · above, over sederesess- · Latin · to sit io-ion · Latin · act, state

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Where does supersession come from?

The word supersession breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: super-, from Latin super (“above, over”); sess, from Latin sedere (“to sit”); and -ion, from Latin io (“act, state”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.