Where does “superaltar” come from?
superaltar (English) comes from English altar, from Old English altar, from Latin altāre, from Latin adoleō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
superaltar (English): A raised shelf or stand on the back of an altar,...
Definitions
- A raised shelf or stand on the back of an altar,...
Ancestry of “superaltar”, step by step
superaltar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English altar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | altar | A table or similar flat-topped structure used for... |
| 2 | Old English | altar | altar |
| 3 | Latin | altāre | altar, fitting for burnt offerings |
| 4 | Latin | adoleō | to emit an odor, smell |
| 5 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |