Where does “superdevelopment” come from?
superdevelopment (English) comes from English development, from French développement, from French développer, from Middle French desveloper, from Old French desveloper, from Old French voloper, from Vulgar Latin vuloppare, from Proto-Germanic wlappaną — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
superdevelopment (English): A particular form or development
Definitions
- A particular form or development
Ancestry of “superdevelopment”, step by step
superdevelopment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English development
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | development | The process of developing; growth, directed... |
| 2 | French | développement | development |
| 3 | French | développer | to develop; to code |
| 4 | Middle French | desveloper | — |
| 5 | Old French | desveloper | — |
| 6 | Old French | voloper | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | vuloppare | to wrap |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wlappaną | to wrap, roll up, turn, wind |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
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 |