The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
super–
PREFIX:
1. Above; over; upon: superimpose.2. Superior in size, quality, number, or degree: superfine.3a. Exceeding a norm: supersaturate.b. Excessive in degree or intensity: supersubtle.c. Containing a specified ingredient in an unusually high proportion: superphosphate.4. More inclusive than a specified category: superorder.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin, from super, over, above. See uper in Appendix I.
