■ combining form
1》 above; over; beyond: superstructure.
2》 to a great or extreme degree: superabundant.
3》 extra large of its kind: supercontinent.
↘having greater influence, capacity, etc. than another of its kind: superpower.
4》 of a higher kind (especially in names of classificatory divisions): superfamily.
Origin
from L. ~ , from super 'above, beyond'.