Where does “supermasculine” come from?
supermasculine (English) comes from English masculine, from French masculin, from Italian maschile, from Spanish masculino, from Spanish -ismo, from French féminisme, from French -ïsme, from Latin -isma — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
supermasculine (English): Having, or pertaining to, exaggeratedly masculine...
Definitions
- Having, or pertaining to, exaggeratedly masculine...
Ancestry of “supermasculine”, step by step
supermasculine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English masculine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | masculine | Of or pertaining to the male gender; manly; Of or... |
| 2 | French | masculin | male; masculine |
| 3 | Italian | maschile | masculine, male; virile, manly; men's, boys' |
| 4 | Spanish | masculino | masculine, male |
| 5 | Spanish | -ismo | -ism |
| 6 | French | féminisme | feminism |
| 7 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 8 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 9 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
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 |