Where does “supermanliness” come from?
supermanliness (English) comes from English supermanly, from English Superman, from English MAN, from English manual, from Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, from Old French manual, from Latin manuālis — human being; man; hand.
supermanliness (English): Extreme manliness
Definitions
- Extreme manliness
Ancestry of “supermanliness”, step by step
supermanliness traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English supermanly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | supermanly | Characteristic of a superman |
| 2 | English | Superman | Alternative letter-case form of superman: a... |
| 3 | English | MAN | Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network |
| 4 | English | manual | A handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage... |
| 5 | Middle English | manuel | — |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | manuel | manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;... |
| 7 | Old French | manual | — |
| 8 | Latin | manuālis | hand |
| 9 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |
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 |