Where does “superhype” come from?
superhype (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.
superhype (English): Extreme hype
Definitions
- Extreme hype
Ancestry of “superhype”, step by step
superhype 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 hype
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hype | Promotion or propaganda; especially exaggerated... |
| 2 | English | hyperbole | Deliberate or unintentional overstatement,... |
| 3 | Italian | iperbole | hyperbola; hyperbole |
| 4 | Latin | hyperbolē | exaggeration, hyperbole |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὑπερβολή | overshooting; superiority; excess, extremity |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὑπερβάλλω | to go beyond, exceed |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὑπερ- | over-, super- |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὑπέρ | for; over-much, above measure |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *hupér | — |