Where does “supersophisticated” come from?
supersophisticated (English) comes from English sophisticated, from Latin sophisticatus, from Medieval Latin sophisticare, from Latin sophisticus, from Ancient Greek σοφιστικός, from Ancient Greek σοφιστής, from Ancient Greek σοφίζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω — he, she.
supersophisticated (English): Highly sophisticated
Definitions
- Highly sophisticated
Ancestry of “supersophisticated”, step by step
supersophisticated traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sophisticated
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sophisticated | Having obtained worldly experience, and lacking... |
| 2 | Latin | sophisticatus | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | sophisticare | to trick, falsify, corrupt |
| 4 | Latin | sophisticus | sophistic, sophistical |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σοφιστικός | of or for a sophist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σοφιστής | A master of one's craft; One who is wise,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σοφίζω | I make wise, instruct; I practice an art; I am... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |