Where does “superprecise” come from?
superprecise (English) comes from English precise, from Middle French précis, from Latin praecīsus, from Latin praecīdō, from Latin prae, from Proto-Italic prai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
superprecise (English): Extremely precise
Definitions
- Extremely precise
Ancestry of “superprecise”, step by step
superprecise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English precise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | precise | exact, accurate; consistent, clustered close... |
| 2 | Middle French | précis | — |
| 3 | Latin | praecīsus | shortened, severed |
| 4 | Latin | praecīdō | to cut off in front or through; shorten; sever, separate |
| 5 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 |