Where does “superdedicated” come from?
superdedicated (English) comes from English dedicated, from English dedicate, from French dédier, from Italian dedicare, from Latin dēdicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
superdedicated (English): Thoroughly dedicated; committed
Definitions
- Thoroughly dedicated; committed
Ancestry of “superdedicated”, step by step
superdedicated traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dedicated
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dedicated | Devoted; loyal; conscientious; Used or intended... |
| 2 | English | dedicate | To set apart for a deity or for religious... |
| 3 | French | dédier | to dedicate |
| 4 | Italian | dedicare | to dedicate |
| 5 | Latin | dēdicō | to dedicate, consecrate |
| 6 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |