Where does “superficialist” come from?
superficialist (English) comes from English superficial, from Latin superficialis, from Latin superficiēs, from Latin faciēs, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor.
superficialist (English): A superficial or shallow person; a sciolist
Definitions
- A superficial or shallow person; a sciolist
Ancestry of “superficialist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | superficial | Of or pertaining to the surface; Being near the... |
| 2 | Latin | superficialis | Of or pertaining to the surface, superficial |
| 3 | Latin | superficiēs | — |
| 4 | Latin | faciēs | — |
| 5 | Latin | faciō | — |
| 6 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | -tōrius | — |
| 8 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |