Where does “superphenalene” come from?
superphenalene (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.
superphenalene (English): Any of a group of very large polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons composed of fused coronene and benzene rings
Definitions
- Any of a group of very large polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons composed of fused coronene and benzene rings
Ancestry of “superphenalene”, step by step
superphenalene 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 phenalene
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phenalene | A tricyclic hydrocarbon consisting of a... |