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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishChannelThe hollow bed of running waters; also the bed of the sea or other body of water
2EnglishchainwaleObsolete spelling of channel
3EnglishwaleA ridge or low barrier; A raised rib in knit...
4Middle EnglishwāleAn outsider; a guest; one from an unfamiliar land
5Old Englishwealhforeigner; Briton or Welshman; slave
6Old Englishīeġisland
7Proto-West Germanicauwjufloodplain; meadow; island
8Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
9Proto-Germanicagwjō
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjōEvery word from Proto-Germanic awjō
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