Where does “supermacromolecular” come from?
supermacromolecular (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.
supermacromolecular (English): Relating to or composed of supermacromolecules
Definitions
- Relating to or composed of supermacromolecules
Ancestry of “supermacromolecular”, step by step
supermacromolecular 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 macromolecular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | macromolecular | Of or relating to a macromolecule |
| 2 | English | molecular | Relating to, or consisting of, or produced by... |
| 3 | English | -ar | Of, near, or pertaining to; Forming nouns such as... |
| 4 | Middle English | -ar | — |
| 5 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 8 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |