Where does “superchannel” come from?
superchannel (English) comes from English Channel, from English chainwale, from English wale, from Middle English wāle, from Old English wealh, from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō — water.
superchannel (English): A fibre optic channel in which multiple signals are multiplexed together
Definitions
- A fibre optic channel in which multiple signals are multiplexed together
Ancestry of “superchannel”, step by step
superchannel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Channel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Channel | The hollow bed of running waters; also the bed of the sea or other body of water |
| 2 | English | chainwale | Obsolete spelling of channel |
| 3 | English | wale | A ridge or low barrier; A raised rib in knit... |
| 4 | Middle English | wāle | An outsider; a guest; one from an unfamiliar land |
| 5 | Old English | wealh | foreigner; Briton or Welshman; slave |
| 6 | Old English | īeġ | island |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | auwju | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |
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 |