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super sedere
Latin · ancient
"to sit above, to refrain from"
to sit above, to refrain from, from super- (above) and sedere (to sit)
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Stage 2 of 3
superseder
Old French · medieval
"to set something aside in favor of another"
carried into French for setting something aside in favor of another
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supersede
English · 1500s
"to take the place of something considered outdated"
settled as the English word for taking the place of something considered outdated
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