Where does “supertetrahedron” come from?
supertetrahedron (English) comes from English super, from English super-ego, from German Über-Ich, from German Ich, from Middle High German ich, from Old High German ih, from Proto-West Germanic ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek — I.
supertetrahedron (English): A tetrahedron structure consisting of smaller tetrahedra, often four or ten
Definitions
- A tetrahedron structure consisting of smaller tetrahedra, often four or ten
Ancestry of “supertetrahedron”, step by step
supertetrahedron traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English tetrahedron
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tetrahedron | A polyhedron with four faces; the regular... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τετράεδρον | triangle-based pyramid |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τετράεδρος | having four faces, tetrahedral |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |