Where does “superfilter” come from?
superfilter (English) comes from English filter, from German filter, from French filtré, from Medieval Latin filtrum, from Frankish filtir, from Frankish *felt, from Proto-Germanic *felt, from Proto-Indo-European peld- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
superfilter (English): Lying above the range of a filter
Definitions
- Lying above the range of a filter
Ancestry of “superfilter”, step by step
superfilter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English filter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | filter | A device which separates a suspended, dissolved,... |
| 2 | German | filter | inflection of filtern: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | French | filtré | past participle of filtrer; filtered |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | filtrum | felt |
| 5 | Frankish | filtir | — |
| 6 | Frankish | *felt | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *felt | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peld- | something beaten or compressed; felt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
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 |