Where does “superhypocritical” come from?
superhypocritical (English) comes from English hypocritical, from English hypocritic, from Ancient Greek ὑποκριτικός, 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.
superhypocritical (English): Very hypocritical
Definitions
- Very hypocritical
Ancestry of “superhypocritical”, step by step
superhypocritical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hypocritical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hypocritical | Characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite |
| 2 | English | hypocritic | Synonym of hypocritical; A hypocrite |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὑποκριτικός | — |
| 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 |