Where does “supersalesman” come from?
supersalesman (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.
supersalesman (English): An exceptionally talented or successful salesman
Definitions
- An exceptionally talented or successful salesman
Ancestry of “supersalesman”, step by step
supersalesman 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 salesman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | salesman | A man whose job it is to sell things, either in a... |
| 2 | English | Sales | The activities involved in selling goods or services |
| 3 | Spanish | Sales | — |
| 4 | Catalan | Sales | — |
| 5 | Catalan | sala | a large room; hall; living room |
| 6 | Frankish | sali | dwelling, house, entrance hall; house, dwelling;... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | saliz | house; dwelling; hall; room |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sol- | whole |