Where does “superinquisitive” come from?
superinquisitive (English) comes from English inquisitive, from Old French inquisitif, from Latin inquisitivus, from Latin inquisitus, from Latin inquiro, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
superinquisitive (English): Very inquisitive
Definitions
- Very inquisitive
Ancestry of “superinquisitive”, step by step
superinquisitive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inquisitive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inquisitive | Eager to acquire knowledge; Too curious; overly... |
| 2 | Old French | inquisitif | — |
| 3 | Latin | inquisitivus | — |
| 4 | Latin | inquisitus | inquired into; investigated, examined |
| 5 | Latin | inquiro | I seek after, search for, inquire into something;... |
| 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 |