Where does “superstructure” come from?
Superstructure comes from English structure with the Latin prefix super- meaning "over," from Latin structura meaning "a building or arrangement," derived from Latin struo meaning "to pile up or construct," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ster- meaning "to spread or stretch out."
superstructure (English): Any structure built above the top full deck; Any...
Definitions
- Any structure built above the top full deck; Any...
Ancestry of “superstructure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | structure | A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts; The... |
| 2 | Middle French | structure | — |
| 3 | Latin | structūra | the practice or process of building, construction |
| 4 | Latin | struō | to place one thing on top of another, to pile up, join together |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | strowō | pile up; construct, build |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | strew- | to spread, to strew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |