Where does “superorganisme” come from?
superorganisme (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.
superorganisme (Danish): superorganism
Definitions
- superorganism
Ancestry of “superorganisme”, step by step
superorganisme traces back through two 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 Danish organisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | organisme | organism |
| 2 | French | organisme | organism; organisation |
| 3 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 4 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 5 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |