Where does “supertremendous” come from?
supertremendous (English) comes from English tremendous, from Latin tremendus, from Latin tremō, from Proto-Italic tremō, from Proto-Indo-European trem-, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus — boundary, end.
supertremendous (English): Exceptionally tremendous; of particular tremendousness
Definitions
- Exceptionally tremendous; of particular tremendousness
Ancestry of “supertremendous”, step by step
supertremendous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tremendous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tremendous | awe-inspiring; terrific; Notable for its size,... |
| 2 | Latin | tremendus | which is to be trembled, shaken, shuddered at,... |
| 3 | Latin | tremō | to tremble, shake, shudder at |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | tremō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | trem- | to tremble |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 7 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 8 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |
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 |