Where does “supertwistor” come from?

supertwistor (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.

supertwistor (English): A supersymmetric extension of twistors, having...

Definitions

  1. A supersymmetric extension of twistors, having...

Ancestry of “supertwistor”, step by step

supertwistor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English super

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuperOf excellent quality, superfine; better than...
2Englishsuper-egoAlternative spelling of superego
3GermanÜber-Ichsuperego
4GermanIchego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc
5Middle High GermanichI
6Old High GermanihI
7Proto-West GermanicikI
8Proto-Germanic*ek
9Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via English twistor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtwistorAny of the complex-valued coordinates in "twistor...
2EnglishTwistA twisting force
3Middle EnglishtwistThe flat part of a hinge (less specifically the entire hinge)
4Old Englishtwist
5Proto-Germanictwistaz
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂