Where does “superamplitude” come from?
superamplitude (English) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic *ek — I.
superamplitude (English): The amplitude of a wave or string in...
Definitions
- The amplitude of a wave or string in...
Ancestry of “superamplitude”, step by step
superamplitude traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English amplitude
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | amplitude | The measure of something's size, especially in... |
| 2 | Middle French | amplitude | — |
| 3 | Latin | amplitūdō | A wide extent; breadth, width, amplitude, size, bulk, multiplicity, abundance |
| 4 | Latin | amplus | large, spacious, roomy; abundant, ample;... |
| 5 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |