Where does “superserviceable” come from?
superserviceable (English) comes from English serviceable, from Old French servisable, from Old French servise, from Latin servitium, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
superserviceable (English): overofficious; doing more than is required or...
Definitions
- overofficious; doing more than is required or...
Ancestry of “superserviceable”, step by step
superserviceable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English serviceable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | serviceable | Easy to service; Repairable instead of... |
| 2 | Old French | servisable | — |
| 3 | Old French | servise | service; servitude; vasselage; church service |
| 4 | Latin | servitium | slavery, servitude; slaves; service |
| 5 | Latin | -itia | -ness, -ity |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
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 |