Where does “superinteresting” come from?
superinteresting (English) comes from English interesting, from English interest, from Old French interest, from French intérêt, from Medieval Latin interesse, from Latin interesse, from Latin esse, from Ancient Greek οὐσία — to be.
superinteresting (English): Very interesting
Definitions
- Very interesting
Ancestry of “superinteresting”, step by step
superinteresting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English interesting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | interesting | Of concern; affecting, important; Arousing or... |
| 2 | English | interest | The price paid for obtaining, or price received... |
| 3 | Old French | interest | — |
| 4 | French | intérêt | interest; point |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | interesse | present active infinitive of intersum; to... |
| 6 | Latin | interesse | present active infinitive of intersum; to... |
| 7 | Latin | esse | present infinitive of sum; state, condition;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | οὐσία | that which is one's own, one's substance,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | εἰμί | To be, exist; live; To be; it is possible |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | ehmi | to be |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |
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 |