Where does “supersymmetrical” come from?
supersymmetrical (English) comes from English symmetrical, from English symmetry, from Latin symmetria, from Ancient Greek συμμετρία, from Ancient Greek σύμμετρος, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument.
supersymmetrical (English): Of or relating to supersymmetry
Definitions
- Of or relating to supersymmetry
Ancestry of “supersymmetrical”, step by step
supersymmetrical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English symmetrical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | symmetrical | Exhibiting symmetry; having harmonious or... |
| 2 | English | symmetry | Exact correspondence on either side of a dividing... |
| 3 | Latin | symmetria | symmetry, proportion |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | συμμετρία | commensurability; symmetry, due proportion; a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σύμμετρος | symmetrical |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
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 |