Where does “superclausal” come from?
superclausal (English) comes from English clausal, from English clause, from French clause, from German Klausel, from Spanish cláusula, from Portuguese cláusula, from Italian clausola, from Latin clausula — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
superclausal (English): Relating to syntactic structure at a higher level...
Definitions
- Relating to syntactic structure at a higher level...
Ancestry of “superclausal”, step by step
superclausal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English clausal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clausal | Of, pertaining to, or constructed using clauses |
| 2 | English | clause | A verb, its necessary grammatical arguments, and... |
| 3 | French | clause | clause |
| 4 | German | Klausel | term; clause |
| 5 | Spanish | cláusula | clause |
| 6 | Portuguese | cláusula | clause |
| 7 | Italian | clausola | clause, codicil |
| 8 | Latin | clausula | conclusion, close, end; the close of a period;... |
| 9 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
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 |