Where does “superfalse” come from?
superfalse (English) comes from English false, from German falsch, from Italian falso, from Polish fałszywy, from Polish fałsz, from Middle High German valsch, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō — to bend; to lie, deceive.
superfalse (English): In supervaluationism, necessarily false...
Definitions
- In supervaluationism, necessarily false...
Ancestry of “superfalse”, step by step
superfalse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English false
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | false | Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect; Based... |
| 2 | German | falsch | false, unfactual, untrue; wrong; fake, forged |
| 3 | Italian | falso | false; sham; forgery |
| 4 | Polish | fałszywy | false |
| 5 | Polish | fałsz | deceitfulness, phoniness; falsehood, falsity |
| 6 | Middle High German | valsch | — |
| 7 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 8 | Latin | fallō | to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |
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 |