Where does “superpresidential” come from?
superpresidential (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.
superpresidential (English): Of or relating to a form of republican government in which the president holds unusually extensive powers over the executive and legislature, surpassing those in standard presidential or semi‑presidential systems
Definitions
- Of or relating to a form of republican government in which the president holds unusually extensive powers over the executive and legislature, surpassing those in standard presidential or semi‑presidential systems
Ancestry of “superpresidential”, step by step
superpresidential 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 presidential
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | presidential | Pertaining to a president or presidency;... |
| 2 | English | President | An honorific for the head of state of a republic;... |
| 3 | Latin | praesideo | I sit before or in front of; I sit beforehand; I... |
| 4 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |