Where does “superrealist” come from?
superrealist (English) comes from English superrealism, from English realism, from English real, from Middle English real, from Old French reel, from Latin reālis, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
superrealist (English): An artist working in the style of superrealism
Definitions
- An artist working in the style of superrealism
Ancestry of “superrealist”, step by step
superrealist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English superrealism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | superrealism | Art intended to portray reality as accurately as... |
| 2 | English | realism | A concern for fact or reality and rejection of... |
| 3 | English | real | True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent;... |
| 4 | Middle English | real | real, true, factual; concerning possessions;... |
| 5 | Old French | reel | — |
| 6 | Latin | reālis | real |
| 7 | Latin | rēs | thing, object, stuff |
| 8 | Latin | vindicatio | civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;... |
| 9 | Latin | vindicō | to lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi) |
| 10 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 11 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 12 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 13 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 14 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 15 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 16 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 17 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 18 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |