Where does “superplusage” come from?
superplusage (English) comes from English superplus, from Romanian plus, from German Plüsch, from French peluche, from Old French peluchier, from Vulgar Latin *pilūc(i)cāre, from Latin pilāre, from Latin pila — to grind, to crush.
superplusage (English): surplus
Definitions
- surplus
Ancestry of “superplusage”, step by step
superplusage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English superplus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | superplus | surplus |
| 2 | Romanian | plus | plus, and; plus, addition, extra, surplus |
| 3 | German | Plüsch | plush |
| 4 | French | peluche | plush (toy), fluff |
| 5 | Old French | peluchier | to peel; to clean |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | *pilūc(i)cāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | pilāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 9 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 10 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |
via English age
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | age | The whole duration of a being, whether animal,... |
| 2 | Middle English | age | The age of someone or rarely something; how old someone is |
| 3 | Old French | aage | age |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | aetaticum | age |
| 5 | Latin | aetās | the period of a life: lifetime, lifespan |
| 6 | Latin | aevitās | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | aiwotāts | age |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |