Where does “superserious” come from?
superserious (English) comes from English serious, from Middle English seryows, from Old French serieux, from Medieval Latin seriosus, from Latin sērius, from Latin sērus, from Proto-Italic swerjos, from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-s — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.
superserious (English): Very serious
Definitions
- Very serious
Ancestry of “superserious”, step by step
superserious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English serious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | serious | Without humor or expression of happiness; grave... |
| 2 | Middle English | seryows | — |
| 3 | Old French | serieux | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | seriosus | serious |
| 5 | Latin | sērius | grave; earnest; serious |
| 6 | Latin | sērus | late, too late |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | swerjos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swer-yo-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swer- | to ache; to fester; wound; injury |
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 |