Where does “supermarked” come from?
supermarked (Danish) comes from Danish super, from English super, from English super-ego, from German Über-Ich, from German Ich, from Middle High German ich, from Old High German ih, from Proto-West Germanic ik — I.
supermarked (Danish): a supermarket
Definitions
- a supermarket
Ancestry of “supermarked”, step by step
supermarked traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish super
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | super | terrific; very |
| 2 | English | super | Of excellent quality, superfine; better than... |
| 3 | English | super-ego | Alternative spelling of superego |
| 4 | German | Über-Ich | superego |
| 5 | German | Ich | ego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc |
| 6 | Middle High German | ich | I |
| 7 | Old High German | ih | I |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | ik | I |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *ek | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
via English supermarket
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | supermarket | A large self-service store that sells groceries... |
| 2 | English | super- | above, over, or upon; superior in size, quality,... |
| 3 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | συμμετρία | commensurability; symmetry, due proportion; a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σύμμετρος | symmetrical |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
via Danish marked
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | marked | market; fair; emporium |
| 2 | Old Norse | markaðr | market |
| 3 | Old Saxon | markat | — |
| 4 | Latin | marcātus | — |
| 5 | Latin | mercatus | trade, traffic, buying and selling; market,... |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |