Where does “supersolidity” come from?
supersolidity (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.
supersolidity (English): The condition of being supersolid; The extent to...
Definitions
- The condition of being supersolid; The extent to...
Ancestry of “supersolidity”, step by step
supersolidity 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 solidity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | solidity | The state or quality of being solid; Moral... |
| 2 | English | solid | That can be picked up or held, having a texture,... |
| 3 | Middle French | solidité | — |
| 4 | Latin | soliditas | solidity |
| 5 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |