Where does “superprominence” come from?
superprominence (English) comes from English prominence, from French prominence, from Latin prominentia, from Latin prōminēns, from Latin prōmineō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
superprominence (English): An exceedingly powerful, enormous solar prominence
Definitions
- An exceedingly powerful, enormous solar prominence
Ancestry of “superprominence”, step by step
superprominence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prominence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prominence | The state of being prominent: widely known or... |
| 2 | French | prominence | — |
| 3 | Latin | prominentia | nominative neuter plural of prōminēns; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | prōminēns | prominent, jutting out, projecting |
| 5 | Latin | prōmineō | to stand or jut out; to project, overhang; to be prominent |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | 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 |