Where does “supersubtlety” come from?
supersubtlety (English) comes from English subtlety, from Middle English sotilte, from Old French sutilté, from Latin subtīlitās, from Latin subtīlis, from Latin tēla, from Old Dutch tegela, from Proto-Germanic *tigulā — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
supersubtlety (English): extreme subtlety
Definitions
- extreme subtlety
Ancestry of “supersubtlety”, step by step
supersubtlety traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English subtlety
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | subtlety | The quality of being subtle; An instance of being... |
| 2 | Middle English | sotilte | Mental power or ability; smartness or cleverness;... |
| 3 | Old French | sutilté | — |
| 4 | Latin | subtīlitās | fineness, thinness, slenderness, minuteness |
| 5 | Latin | subtīlis | fine, thin, slender |
| 6 | Latin | tēla | web |
| 7 | Old Dutch | tegela | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *tigulā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | tigulǭ | tile; brick |
| 10 | Latin | tēgula | a large, flat and heavy roof tile used in an overlapping formation with the curved and smaller imbrex |
| 11 | Latin | tegō | to cover; to clothe |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | tegō | cover |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |
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 |