Where does “superlogarithm” come from?
superlogarithm (English) comes from English super, from English super-ego, from German Über-Ich, from German Ich, from Middle High German ich, from Old High German ih, from Proto-West Germanic ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek — I.
superlogarithm (English): One of the two inverse functions of tetration
Definitions
- One of the two inverse functions of tetration
Ancestry of “superlogarithm”, step by step
superlogarithm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English logarithm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | logarithm | For a number formula_1, the power to which a... |
| 2 | New Latin | logarithmus | logarithm |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀριθμός | number; numbering, counting; arithmetic |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ri-dʰh₁-mó-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂rey- | to count, count out; to arrange |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |