Where does “superdiversity” come from?
superdiversity (English) comes from English diversity, from Middle English diversite, from Old French diversité, from Latin diversitas, from Latin dīversus, from Latin dīvertō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί- — two.
superdiversity (English): A high level of diversity within and between the...
Definitions
- A high level of diversity within and between the...
Ancestry of “superdiversity”, step by step
superdiversity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English diversity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diversity | The quality of being diverse or different;... |
| 2 | Middle English | diversite | difference, distinctness; deviation, diversion;... |
| 3 | Old French | diversité | — |
| 4 | Latin | diversitas | contradiction; diversity, difference |
| 5 | Latin | dīversus | opposite |
| 6 | Latin | dīvertō | to separate |
| 7 | Latin | dī- | Two, double; di |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δί- | Twice, double |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
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 |