Where does “supermundane” come from?
supermundane (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.
supermundane (English): Above or beyond the mundane
Definitions
- Above or beyond the mundane
Ancestry of “supermundane”, step by step
supermundane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English mundane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mundane | Worldly, earthly, profane, vulgar as opposed to... |
| 2 | Middle English | mondeyne | — |
| 3 | Old French | mondain | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | mundanus | worldly, mundane; cosmopolitan |
| 5 | Latin | mundus | clean, pure; neat; nice, fine, elegant,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mewH- | to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet |