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mid 19th century: abbreviation.
wiktionary
From super-(prefix), from Middle English super-, from Latin super-, from super(“above”), from Pre-Italic or Proto-Indo-European *eks-uper, from *eḱs(“out of”) (English ex-), from *h₁eǵʰs + *uperi (English over). Cognate to hyper, from Ancient Greek.
Abbreviation by shortening.
etymonline
super (adj.)
"first-rate, excellent," 1837, from prefix in superfine (1680s), denoting "highest grade of goods," from Latin super "above, over, beyond" (see super-). Extended usage as a general term of approval is 1895 slang, revived by 1967. Rhyming reduplication form super-duper first attested 1940. Super Bowl attested from 1966; Super Glue from 1975; as a verb by 1983.
