Where does “supercompressor” come from?
supercompressor (English) comes from English compressor, from English compress, from Middle French compresse, from Late Latin compressare, from Latin compressus, from Latin comprimō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
supercompressor (English): In a mechanical system, a subsystem which enables...
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- In a mechanical system, a subsystem which enables...
Ancestry of “supercompressor”, step by step
supercompressor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English compressor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | compressor | A device that produces pressure, such as a gas... |
| 2 | English | compress | To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or... |
| 3 | Middle French | compresse | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | compressare | to press hard/together |
| 5 | Latin | compressus | compressed, restrained, repressed |
| 6 | Latin | comprimō | to compress (squeeze together) |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
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 |