Where does “supersaga” come from?
supersaga (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.
supersaga (English): A literary work composed of a number of discrete...
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- A literary work composed of a number of discrete...
Ancestry of “supersaga”, step by step
supersaga 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 Saga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Saga | An Old Norse (Icelandic) prose narrative, especially one dealing with family or social histories and legends |
| 2 | Latin | saga | a female soothsayer, fortune-teller, prophetess,... |
| 3 | Latin | sagus | Archaic form of sagum; divining, prophetic |
| 4 | Latin | sāgiō | to perceive quickly or keenly with the senses |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sāgiō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂gyeti | to give a sign |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |