Where does “superincumbency” come from?
superincumbency (English) comes from English incumbency, from English incumbent, from Latin incumbent, from Latin incumbens, from Latin incumbo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
superincumbency (English): The quality of being superincumbent
Definitions
- The quality of being superincumbent
Ancestry of “superincumbency”, step by step
superincumbency traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English incumbency
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | incumbency | The state of being incumbent; An obligation or... |
| 2 | English | incumbent | Imposed on someone as an obligation, especially... |
| 3 | Latin | incumbent | third-person plural future active indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | incumbens | reclining |
| 5 | Latin | incumbo | I lay oneself upon; I lean or recline on... |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |