Where does “superstoical” come from?
superstoical (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.
superstoical (English): Very stoical
Definitions
- Very stoical
Ancestry of “superstoical”, step by step
superstoical 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 stoical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stoical | Enduring pain and hardship without showing... |
| 2 | Middle English | stoicalle | Relating to the stoics |
| 3 | Middle English | al | Alternative form of all; completely, entirely |
| 4 | Middle English | all | all; all, every |
| 5 | Old English | eall | all; whole, entire; everything |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |