Where does “super-empyreal” come from?
super-empyreal (English) comes from English empyreal, from Latin empȳreus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπύριος, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
super-empyreal (English): Located above the empyrean or firmament; of or relating to the region above the empyrean
Definitions
- Located above the empyrean or firmament; of or relating to the region above the empyrean
Ancestry of “super-empyreal”, step by step
super-empyreal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English empyreal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | empyreal | Pertaining to the highest heaven or the empyrean;... |
| 2 | Latin | empȳreus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐμπύριος | inflamed; fiery |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via English super
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | super | Of excellent quality, superfine; better than... |
| 2 | English | super-ego | Alternative spelling of superego |
| 3 | German | Über-Ich | superego |
| 4 | German | Ich | ego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc |
| 5 | Middle High German | ich | I |
| 6 | Old High German | ih | I |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ik | I |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *ek | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |