Where does “superhypocrite” come from?
superhypocrite (English) comes from English hypocrite, from Old French ypocrite, from Latin hypocrita, from Ancient Greek ὑποκριτής, from Ancient Greek ὑποκρίνομαι, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti — to sift, separate, divide.
superhypocrite (English): A very hypocritical person
Definitions
- A very hypocritical person
Ancestry of “superhypocrite”, step by step
superhypocrite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hypocrite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hypocrite | Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to... |
| 2 | Old French | ypocrite | Alternative form of ipocrite |
| 3 | Latin | hypocrita | mimic; hypocrite |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὑποκριτής | one who answers: interpreter, expounder; stage... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὑποκρίνομαι | to answer; to interpret; to dialogue, to answer... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |
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 |