Where does “superstructural” come from?
superstructural (English) comes from English superstructure, from English structure, from Middle French structure, from Latin structūra, from Latin struō, from Proto-Italic strowō, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- — sterile, infertile.
superstructural (English): Of or pertaining to superstructure
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to superstructure
Ancestry of “superstructural”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | superstructure | Any structure built above the top full deck; Any... |
| 2 | English | structure | A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts; The... |
| 3 | Middle French | structure | — |
| 4 | Latin | structūra | — |
| 5 | Latin | struō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | strowō | pile up; construct, build |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | strew- | to spread, to strew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |