Where does “superstar” come from?
Superstar combines English super- with star, which descends from Old English steorra, Proto-Germanic sternô, and Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, ultimately from h₂eHs-.
superstar (English): Someone who has accumulated a vast amount of...
Definitions
- Someone who has accumulated a vast amount of...
Ancestry of “superstar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | super- | above, over, or upon; superior in size, quality,... |
| 2 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 3 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 4 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |