Where does “supermeasure” come from?

supermeasure (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.

supermeasure (English): A kind of measure on a Hilbert space

Definitions

  1. A kind of measure on a Hilbert space

Ancestry of “supermeasure”, step by step

supermeasure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English super

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuperOf excellent quality, superfine; better than...
2Englishsuper-egoAlternative spelling of superego
3GermanÜber-Ichsuperego
4GermanIchego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc
5Middle High GermanichI
6Old High GermanihI
7Proto-West GermanicikI
8Proto-Germanic*ek
9Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via English measure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeasureA prescribed quantity or extent; The act or...
2Middle Englishmesure
3Old Frenchmesure
4Latinmēnsūrameasure; a measuring
5Latinmētiorto measure or estimate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic *ekEvery word from Proto-West Germanic ik