Where does “superscription” come from?
Superscription comes from Middle French superscription, a term denoting written matter placed above or over something else.
superscription (English): Something written on the surface, outside, or...
Definitions
- Something written on the surface, outside, or...
Ancestry of “superscription”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | superscription | — |
| 2 | Latin | superscriptio | inscription, superscription |
| 3 | Latin | scriptiō | writing |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |