Where does “supermeteor” come from?
supermeteor (English) comes from English meteor, from Middle French météore, from Latin meteōrum, from Ancient Greek μετέωρον, from Ancient Greek μετέωρος, from Ancient Greek ἀείρω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
supermeteor (English): A giant meteor
Definitions
- A giant meteor
Ancestry of “supermeteor”, step by step
supermeteor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English meteor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | meteor | A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky... |
| 2 | Middle French | météore | — |
| 3 | Latin | meteōrum | meteor |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μετέωρον | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μετέωρος | lifted up, on high, in air |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀείρω | to lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
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 |