Where does “superpersonality” come from?
superpersonality (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.
superpersonality (English): The condition of being superpersonal
Definitions
- The condition of being superpersonal
Ancestry of “superpersonality”, step by step
superpersonality 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 personality
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | personality | A set of non-physical psychological and social... |
| 2 | Middle English | personalite | — |
| 3 | Latin | personalitas | — |