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
- 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
| 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 arachnoid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arachnoid | Relating to or resembling spiders; Relating to or... |
| 2 | New Latin | arachnoīdēs | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδής | like a cobweb; cobwebby |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |