Where does “supercrime” come from?

supercrime (English) comes from English super, from English super-ego, from German Über-Ich, from German Ich, from Middle High German ich, from Old High German ih, from Proto-West Germanic ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek — I.

supercrime (English): A very major crime

Definitions

  1. A very major crime

Ancestry of “supercrime”, step by step

supercrime traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English crime

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrimeA specific act committed in violation of the law;...
2Middle EnglishcrymeA criminal action or decision; that which is...
3Old Frenchcrime
4Latincrīmena judicial decision, verdict, or judgment
5Proto-Italickreimen
6Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic *ekEvery word from Proto-West Germanic ik
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