Where does “superbat” come from?
superbat (English) comes from English Batman, from Ottoman Turkish بطمان, from Proto-Turkic batmān, from Middle Persian ptmʾn', from Proto-Iranian pati-, from Proto-Iranian *rādi-, from Proto-Iranian *rād-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HraHdʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
superbat (English): A superb batsman or batswoman
Definitions
- A superb batsman or batswoman
Ancestry of “superbat”, step by step
superbat traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Batman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Batman | An intensifier for interjections created with the... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بطمان | A unit of weight varying by location, time, and... |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | batmān | — |
| 4 | Middle Persian | ptmʾn' | measure, period; moderation; treaty |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | pati- | against, toward; lord |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *rādi- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | *rād- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HraHdʰ- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
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 Superman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Superman | Alternative letter-case form of superman: a... |
| 2 | English | super- | above, over, or upon; superior in size, quality,... |
| 3 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | συμμετρία | commensurability; symmetry, due proportion; a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σύμμετρος | symmetrical |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |