Where does “supersolution” come from?
supersolution (English) comes from English solution, from Middle English solucioun, from Old French solucion, from Latin solūtiōnem, from Latin solūtiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
supersolution (English): The superset of a solution
Definitions
- The superset of a solution
Ancestry of “supersolution”, step by step
supersolution traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English solution
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | solution | A homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas... |
| 2 | Middle English | solucioun | The answer to or explanation for a problem |
| 3 | Old French | solucion | payment of a debt; annulment; cancelling;... |
| 4 | Latin | solūtiōnem | — |
| 5 | Latin | solūtiō | The act of loosening or unfastening someone or something; dissolution |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |