Where does “supermusical” come from?
supermusical (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.
supermusical (English): A major, ambitious musical
Definitions
- A major, ambitious musical
Ancestry of “supermusical”, step by step
supermusical 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 musical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | musical | Of, belonging or relating to music, or to its... |
| 2 | Middle English | musical | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | musicalis | Of or pertaining to music; musical |
| 4 | Latin | mūsica | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μουσική | nominative feminine singular of μουσικός; any of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μοῦσα | Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,... |