Where does “superarachnoid” come from?

superarachnoid (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.

superarachnoid (English): Located or occurring above the arachnoid mater

Definitions

  1. Located or occurring above the arachnoid mater

Ancestry of “superarachnoid”, step by step

superarachnoid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English super

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuperOf excellent quality, superfine; better than...
2Englishsuper-egoAlternative spelling of superego
3GermanÜber-Ichsuperego
4GermanIchego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc
5Middle High GermanichI
6Old High GermanihI
7Proto-West GermanicikI
8Proto-Germanic*ek
9Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via English arachnoid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharachnoidRelating to or resembling spiders; Relating to or...
2New Latinarachnoīdēs
3Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδήςlike a cobweb; cobwebby
4Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
5Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
7Proto-Indo-European-ess
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic *ekEvery word from Proto-West Germanic ik