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He said unvaluable, not invaluable.
In other words, valueless!
(un is Germanic, it is a Morpheme, meaning the same as Latin in or greek an )
From mirriam-webster:
Main Entry: 1un-
Pronunciation: "&n, often '&n before '-stressed syllable
Function: prefix
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German un- un-, Latin in-, Greek a-, an-, Old English ne not -- more at NO
1 : not : IN-, NON- -- in adjectives formed from adjectives <unambitious> <unskilled> or participles <undressed>, in nouns formed from nouns <unavailability>, and rarely in verbs formed from verbs <unbe> -- sometimes in words that have a meaning that merely negates that of the base word and are thereby distinguished from words that prefix in- or a variant of it (as im-) to the same base word and have a meaning positively opposite to that of the base word <unartistic> <unmoral>
2 : opposite of : contrary to -- in adjectives formed from adjectives <unconstitutional> <ungraceful> <unmannered> or participles <unbelieving> and in nouns formed from nouns <unrest>
and it's supercede
cede - to go away from; to yeild
super - above; greater in magnitude
http://www.lexfiles.com/
super-, supra-, sur- (Latin: above, over, more than; excessive).
Sur- is a form of super- formed through the French and shouldn’t be confused with another assimilated sur- form that comes from sub- and means: “under, below, beneath”. In some words, super- is amplified to mean: “on top of; higher in rank or position than; superior to; greater in quality, amount, or degree than others of its kind; to a degree greater than others of its kind; to a degree greater than normal; extra, additional”.
However, don't confuse normal homonyms with morphemes (e.g. rain and reign, hi and high, ) -- they are not the same!
Here are some morphemes:
http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAMorpheme.htm
In other words, valueless!
(un is Germanic, it is a Morpheme, meaning the same as Latin in or greek an )
From mirriam-webster:
Main Entry: 1un-
Pronunciation: "&n, often '&n before '-stressed syllable
Function: prefix
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German un- un-, Latin in-, Greek a-, an-, Old English ne not -- more at NO
1 : not : IN-, NON- -- in adjectives formed from adjectives <unambitious> <unskilled> or participles <undressed>, in nouns formed from nouns <unavailability>, and rarely in verbs formed from verbs <unbe> -- sometimes in words that have a meaning that merely negates that of the base word and are thereby distinguished from words that prefix in- or a variant of it (as im-) to the same base word and have a meaning positively opposite to that of the base word <unartistic> <unmoral>
2 : opposite of : contrary to -- in adjectives formed from adjectives <unconstitutional> <ungraceful> <unmannered> or participles <unbelieving> and in nouns formed from nouns <unrest>
and it's supercede
cede - to go away from; to yeild
super - above; greater in magnitude
http://www.lexfiles.com/
super-, supra-, sur- (Latin: above, over, more than; excessive).
Sur- is a form of super- formed through the French and shouldn’t be confused with another assimilated sur- form that comes from sub- and means: “under, below, beneath”. In some words, super- is amplified to mean: “on top of; higher in rank or position than; superior to; greater in quality, amount, or degree than others of its kind; to a degree greater than others of its kind; to a degree greater than normal; extra, additional”.
However, don't confuse normal homonyms with morphemes (e.g. rain and reign, hi and high, ) -- they are not the same!
Here are some morphemes:
http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAMorpheme.htm