Where does “supereloquent” come from?
supereloquent (English) comes from English eloquent, from Old French eloquent, from Latin eloquens, from Latin eloqui, from Latin e-, from Latin ex-, from Latin e, from Latin ex — whale, sea monster; abyss.
supereloquent (English): Very eloquent
Definitions
- Very eloquent
Ancestry of “supereloquent”, step by step
supereloquent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English eloquent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eloquent | fluently persuasive and articulate; effective in... |
| 2 | Old French | eloquent | — |
| 3 | Latin | eloquens | eloquent, articulate |
| 4 | Latin | eloqui | present active infinitive of ēloquor; to speak... |
| 5 | Latin | e- | Alternative form of ex-; out of; out, utterly |
| 6 | Latin | ex- | out, away; throughout; thoroughly |
| 7 | Latin | e | The name of the letter "E"; out of, from |
| 8 | Latin | ex | A name of the letter "X"; out of, from |
| 9 | Latin | commūnicō | to impart, share |
| 10 | Latin | commūnis | common, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together |
| 11 | Old Latin | com(m)oinis | — |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kommoinis | common |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moy-ni- | held in common |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 16 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 17 | Russian | кит | whale; genitive plural of ки́та |
| 18 | Old Church Slavonic | китъ | whale |
| 19 | Ancient Greek | κῆτος | whale, sea monster; abyss |
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 |