Where does “supergraphic” come from?
supergraphic (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.
supergraphic (English): Of or pertaining to supergraphics
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to supergraphics
Ancestry of “supergraphic”, step by step
supergraphic 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 graphic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | graphic | Drawn, pictorial; Vivid, descriptive, often in... |
| 2 | Latin | graphicus | pertaining to painting or drawing; belonging to... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γραφικός | pertaining to writing; pertaining to painting |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γραφή | drawing; painting; writing, a writing |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |