Where does “superlativeness” come from?
superlativeness (English) comes from English superlative, from Middle English superlatyf, from Old French superlatif, from Latin superlātīvus, from Latin superlātus, from Latin super-, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper.
superlativeness (English): The state or condition of being superlative
Definitions
- The state or condition of being superlative
Ancestry of “superlativeness”, step by step
superlativeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English superlative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | superlative | The highest extent or degree of something; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | superlatyf | — |
| 3 | Old French | superlatif | superlative |
| 4 | Latin | superlātīvus | superlative of an adjective |
| 5 | Latin | superlātus | — |
| 6 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 7 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 8 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |