Early in its history, Batanes already had a civilization flourishing on its islands and was ruled by powerful chiefs who exacted revenues, administered justice, as well as exercised military might especially during times of invasion from other tribes.
The ROOT-WORD is the Prefix PARA which means BESIDE, ALONGSIDE & POSTION. There are other words with this root which it would be well for you to know, words such as PARAnoia, delusions of greatness; PARAphernalia, goods; PARAmount, etc.
The prefix super- and its variant sur- mean âover.â Examples using this prefix include superior, supervise, surname, and surface. An easy way to remember that the prefix super- means âoverâ is through the comic book hero Superman, who is the man âoverâ all other men in terms of physical power.