Where does “superseminate” come from?
superseminate (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.
superseminate (English): To sow over something previously sown
Definitions
- To sow over something previously sown
Ancestry of “superseminate”, step by step
superseminate 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 seminate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | seminate | To sow; to spread; to propagate |
| 2 | Latin | seminatus | planted, sown |
| 3 | Latin | seminare | present active infinitive of sēminō;... |
| 4 | Latin | semino | I plant, sow |
| 5 | Latin | semen | seed; semen; graft |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₁mn̥ | seed |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₁- | to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,... |