Where does “superunit” come from?
superunit (English) comes from English unit, from English unite, from Middle English uniten, from Latin ūnītus, from Latin ūniō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
superunit (English): A unit consisting of other units
Definitions
- A unit consisting of other units
Ancestry of “superunit”, step by step
superunit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unit | Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a... |
| 2 | English | unite | To bring together as one; To come together as... |
| 3 | Middle English | uniten | to annex; to unite |
| 4 | Latin | ūnītus | united |
| 5 | Latin | ūniō | a unity, union |
| 6 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |