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Where does “superparasite” come from?

superparasite (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.

superparasite (English): Any organism that infests another in very large...

Definitions

  1. Any organism that infests another in very large...

Ancestry of “superparasite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuperOf excellent quality, superfine; better than...
2Englishsuper-egoAlternative spelling of superego
3GermanÜber-Ich—
4GermanIchego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc
5Middle High GermanichI
6Old High GermanihI
7Proto-West GermanicikI
8Proto-Germanic*ek—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
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