Where does “superciliously” come from?
Superciliously derives from English supercilious, from Latin superciliosus, combining Latin cilium (eyelash) with the suffix -osus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- and ḱóm.
superciliously (English): In a supercilious manner
Definitions
- In a supercilious manner
Ancestry of “superciliously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | supercilious | Arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous... |
| 2 | Latin | superciliōsus | haughty; supercilious |
| 3 | Latin | supercilium | eyebrow; frown; arrogance |
| 4 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 5 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 6 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |