Where does “supercynical” come from?
supercynical (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.
supercynical (English): Very cynical
Definitions
- Very cynical
Ancestry of “supercynical”, step by step
supercynical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English Cynical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cynical | Of or relating to the Cynics, a sect of Ancient... |
| 2 | English | Cynic | A member of a sect of Ancient Greek philosophers... |
| 3 | Middle English | cynike | — |
| 4 | French | cynique | cynical; canine; cynic |
| 5 | Latin | Cynicus | Cynic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Κυνικός | a Cynic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |