Where does “superdelegate” come from?
superdelegate (English) comes from English delegate, from Middle English delegat, from Old French delegat, from Latin dēlēgātus, from Latin delego, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
superdelegate (English): A member of the Democratic Party who has been...
Definitions
- A member of the Democratic Party who has been...
Ancestry of “superdelegate”, step by step
superdelegate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English delegate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | delegate | a person authorized to act as representative for... |
| 2 | Middle English | delegat | — |
| 3 | Old French | delegat | — |
| 4 | Latin | dēlēgātus | delegated; sent on a commission |
| 5 | Latin | delego | I send, assign, dispatch, delegate; I confide,... |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
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 |