Where does “supermetaphor” come from?
supermetaphor (English) comes from English metaphor, from Middle French métaphore, from Latin metaphora, from Ancient Greek μεταφορά, from Ancient Greek μεταφέρω, from Ancient Greek φέρω, from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti — shiny, light brown.
supermetaphor (English): A grounding fact; a correspondance between the...
Definitions
- A grounding fact; a correspondance between the...
Ancestry of “supermetaphor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | metaphor | The use of a word or phrase to refer to something... |
| 2 | Middle French | métaphore | — |
| 3 | Latin | metaphora | a metaphor |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μεταφορά | transference; metaphor, trope |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μεταφέρω | to carry over, transfer; to change, alter; to... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |