Where does “super-supernatural” come from?
super-supernatural (English) comes from English Supernatural, from Middle English supernatural, from Middle French supernaturel, from Latin supernātūrālis, from Latin nātūrālis, from Latin nātūra, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
super-supernatural (English): Above and beyond the supernatural; being unbounded by the supernatural limits, such as the individual soul
Definitions
- Above and beyond the supernatural; being unbounded by the supernatural limits, such as the individual soul
Ancestry of “super-supernatural”, step by step
super-supernatural traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Supernatural
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Supernatural | Above nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that with which humans are born |
| 2 | Middle English | supernatural | Deity-related; from God |
| 3 | Middle French | supernaturel | — |
| 4 | Latin | supernātūrālis | supernatural |
| 5 | Latin | nātūrālis | natural by birth, legitimate |
| 6 | Latin | nātūra | the nature, quality, substance or essence of a thing |
| 7 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 8 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
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 |