Where does “supersubstantial” come from?
supersubstantial (English) comes from English substantial, from French substantiel, from Latin substantialis, from Latin substantia, from Latin substāns, from Latin substō, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō.
supersubstantial (English): More than substantial, transcending all...
Definitions
- More than substantial, transcending all...
Ancestry of “supersubstantial”, step by step
supersubstantial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English substantial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | substantial | Having a substance; actually existing; Not... |
| 2 | French | substantiel | substantial |
| 3 | Latin | substantialis | of or pertaining to the essence or substance;... |
| 4 | Latin | substantia | substance, essence, material, contents; fortune,... |
| 5 | Latin | substāns | — |
| 6 | Latin | substō | to hold out, to stand firm |
| 7 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
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 |