Where does “supermontage” come from?
supermontage (English) comes from English montage, from French montage, from French monter, from French mont, from Old French mont, from Latin montem, from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti.
supermontage (English): A collection of montages
Definitions
- A collection of montages
Ancestry of “supermontage”, step by step
supermontage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English montage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | montage | A composite work, particularly an artwork,... |
| 2 | French | montage | assembly, set-up; editing |
| 3 | French | monter | to go up, to climb; to ascend, go higher, go... |
| 4 | French | mont | mountain, mount, mont; the Alps |
| 5 | Old French | mont | mountain; Alternative form of monde |
| 6 | Latin | montem | accusative singular of mōns; mountain |
| 7 | Latin | mons | mountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | monti | — |
| 9 | Portuguese | Monte | mount; a mountain or large hill |
| 10 | Old Portuguese | monte | — |
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 |