Where does “superimpose” come from?
Superimpose comes from English super- combined with impose, which derives from Middle French imposer, from Latin imponere meaning "to place upon," composed of in- "on" and ponere "to place."
superimpose (English): To place an object over another object, usually...
Definitions
- To place an object over another object, usually...
Ancestry of “superimpose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | impose | To establish or apply by authority; to be an... |
| 2 | Middle English | imposen | — |
| 3 | Middle French | imposer | to lay on, impose |
| 4 | Latin | imponere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | impono | I place on or upon, set upon, lay upon; I impose... |
| 6 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |