Where does “superexclusive” come from?
superexclusive (English) comes from English super, from English super-ego, from German Über-Ich, from German Ich, from Middle High German ich, from Old High German ih, from Proto-West Germanic ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek — I.
superexclusive (English): Highly exclusive
Definitions
- Highly exclusive
Ancestry of “superexclusive”, step by step
superexclusive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English exclusive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exclusive | Excluding items or members that do not meet... |
| 2 | Latin | exclūsīvus | exclusive |
| 3 | Latin | exclūsus | excluded |
| 4 | Latin | exclūdō | to shut out; cut off, remove, separate from something |
| 5 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 6 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |