Where does “supergargantuan” come from?
supergargantuan (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.
supergargantuan (English): Exceptionally gargantuan; extraordinarily large or great
Definitions
- Exceptionally gargantuan; extraordinarily large or great
Ancestry of “supergargantuan”, step by step
supergargantuan 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 gargantuan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gargantuan | Of the giant Gargantua or his appetite; Huge;... |
| 2 | French | Gargantua | A giant with a very large appetite in François Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel |
| 3 | Spanish | garganta | throat; gorge |