Where does “superficial” come from?
Superficial comes from Latin superficialis, formed from super and the root of facere meaning to make or do, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-.
superficial (English): Of or pertaining to the surface; Being near the...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the surface; Being near the...
Ancestry of “superficial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | superficialis | Of or pertaining to the surface, superficial |
| 2 | Latin | superficiēs | the top, surface |
| 3 | Latin | faciēs | make, form, shape, figure, configuration |
| 4 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 5 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 7 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |