Where does “superprestigious” come from?
superprestigious (English) comes from English prestigious, from Latin praestigiosus, from Latin praestigiae, from Latin praestringo, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
superprestigious (English): Very highly prestigious
Definitions
- Very highly prestigious
Ancestry of “superprestigious”, step by step
superprestigious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prestigious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prestigious | Of high prestige |
| 2 | Latin | praestigiosus | full of tricks |
| 3 | Latin | praestigiae | nominative plural of praestigia; genitive... |
| 4 | Latin | praestringo | I bind fast; I tie up; I squeeze tight; I... |
| 5 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 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 |