Where does “superinhibitory” come from?
superinhibitory (English) comes from English inhibitory, from English inhibit, from Latin inhibitus, from Latin inhibeō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
superinhibitory (English): Extremely inhibitory
Definitions
- Extremely inhibitory
Ancestry of “superinhibitory”, step by step
superinhibitory traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inhibitory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inhibitory | That inhibits; Of, or relating to an inhibitor |
| 2 | English | inhibit | To hold in or hold back; to keep in check;... |
| 3 | Latin | inhibitus | restrained, inhibited |
| 4 | Latin | inhibeō | to lay hold of, keep back, restrain, curb, check, stop |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | 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 |