Where does “supermodularity” come from?
supermodularity (English) comes from English modularity, from English modular, from English module, from French module, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
supermodularity (English): The condition of being supermodular
Definitions
- The condition of being supermodular
Ancestry of “supermodularity”, step by step
supermodularity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English modularity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | modularity | The property of being modular |
| 2 | English | modular | Consisting of separate modules; especially where... |
| 3 | English | module | A self-contained component of a system, often... |
| 4 | French | module | module |
| 5 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
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 |