LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

superērogātiō

superērogātiō f (genitive superērogātiōnis)
Classical[sʊ.pɛ.reː.rɔˈɡaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[su.pe.re.roˈɡat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. A payment in addition.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesuperērogātiōsuperērogātiōnēs
genitivesuperērogātiōnissuperērogātiōnum
dativesuperērogātiōnīsuperērogātiōnibus
accusativesuperērogātiōnemsuperērogātiōnēs
ablativesuperērogātiōnesuperērogātiōnibus
vocativesuperērogātiōsuperērogātiōnēs

sŭpĕr-ērŏgātĭo, ōnis, f.,
I. a payment in addition (late Lat.), Ps. Quint. Decl. 3; 6.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuperērogātiō

Latin super- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *h₃roǵósder. Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-der. Proto-Italic *prokos Latin procus Latin procō Latin rogō Latin ērogō Latin superērogō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin superērogātiō From superērogō (“pay out over and above”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishsupererogation
  • Frenchsurérogation
  • Italiansupererogazione
  • Spanishsupererogación

In English words that came into English from superērogātiō

  • supererogatorysuperērogātōrius
  • supererogationsuperērogātiō

Quick answers

What does superērogātiō mean in Latin?
superērogātiō, a noun, means “A payment in addition.”.
What is the genitive of superērogātiō?
The genitive singular is superērogātiōnis. superērogātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce superērogātiō?
In classical Latin, [sʊ.pɛ.reː.rɔˈɡaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [su.pe.re.roˈɡat.t͡si.o].
Where does superērogātiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *úp → Proto-Indo-European *upér → Proto-Italic *super → Latin superērogātiō.