Where does “superdepressed” come from?

superdepressed (English) comes from English depressed, from Middle English depressen, from Old French depresser, from Latin dēpressus, from Latin dēprimō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

superdepressed (English): Very depressed

Definitions

  1. Very depressed

Ancestry of “superdepressed”, step by step

superdepressed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English depressed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdepressedsimple past tense and past participle of depress;...
2Middle Englishdepressen
3Old Frenchdepresser
4Latindēpressusdepressed (pressed down)
5Latindēprimōto press down; to depress
6Latindē-of; from
7Latinof; concerning; about
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti