Where does “superlean” come from?
superlean (English) comes from English lean, from English gasoline, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a.
superlean (English): Very lean
Definitions
- Very lean
Ancestry of “superlean”, step by step
superlean traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lean
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lean | To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical... |
| 2 | English | gasoline | A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of... |
| 3 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 4 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 5 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 6 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 7 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 8 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
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 |