higher, upper (physical position) · senior, superior, top (rank, social position) · higher, superior, advanced (quality, qualification)
zıt: κατώτερος
köken: From Ancient Greek ἀνώτερος (anṓteros). A comparative form derived from an adverb: άνω (áno, “upper, over”) + -τερος (-teros, “comparative suffix”).
superior (higher in rank or quality) · haughty and condescending; superior
çekim: karşılaştırma överlägsnare · üstünlük överlägsnast
zıt: underlägsen
köken: From över- (“over”) + lägga (“to lay”). Earlier in the form överlägen, like German überlegen (“superior”) and similar to Swedish belägen (“located”), later transformed to överlägse, and then the -n has been added to make it more similar to other adjectives. Other adjectives that follow this pattern are avlägsen (“distant, remote”), underlägsen (“inferior”).
köken: From Middle Low German overlegen, a past participle of overliggen (“to oppress”), from over- (“over”) + liggen (“to lie”). Compare German überlegen (“superior”).