Where does “superdiffusivity” come from?
superdiffusivity (English) comes from English diffusivity, from English diffusive, from Latin diffusivus, from Latin diffundō, from Latin fundō, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.
superdiffusivity (English): The state of being superdiffusive
Definitions
- The state of being superdiffusive
Ancestry of “superdiffusivity”, step by step
superdiffusivity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English diffusivity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diffusivity | A tendency to diffuse; a coefficient of... |
| 2 | English | diffusive | That is spread or dispersed across a wide area or... |
| 3 | Latin | diffusivus | diffusive; spreading, extending |
| 4 | Latin | diffundō | to diffuse, scatter |
| 5 | Latin | fundō | to pour out, shed |
| 6 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
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 |