Where does “supercontraction” come from?
supercontraction (English) comes from English contraction, from Middle English contraccioun, from Old French contraction, from Latin contractio, from Latin contrahō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
supercontraction (English): The contraction of spider dragline silk in high...
Definitions
- The contraction of spider dragline silk in high...
Ancestry of “supercontraction”, step by step
supercontraction traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English contraction
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | contraction | A reversible reduction in size; A period of... |
| 2 | Middle English | contraccioun | contraction |
| 3 | Old French | contraction | — |
| 4 | Latin | contractio | a contraction, drawing together; abridgment,... |
| 5 | Latin | contrahō | to draw in, bring or drag several objects together; collect, assemble, gather, amass |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
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 |