Where does “supertragic” come from?
supertragic (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.
supertragic (English): Very tragic
Definitions
- Very tragic
Ancestry of “supertragic”, step by step
supertragic 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 tragic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tragic | Causing great sadness or suffering; Relating to... |
| 2 | French | tragique | tragic |
| 3 | Latin | tragicus | tragic; Relating to tragedy or to a tragic drama;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τραγικός | of or relating to tragedy; tragikos |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |