Where does “supervacaneousness” come from?
supervacaneousness (English) comes from English supervacaneous, from Latin supervacaneus, from Latin super-, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
supervacaneousness (English): The state or quality of being supervacaneous
Definitions
- The state or quality of being supervacaneous
Ancestry of “supervacaneousness”, step by step
supervacaneousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English supervacaneous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | supervacaneous | Added above what is needed or necessary;... |
| 2 | Latin | supervacaneus | above what is necessary, unnecessary, needless,... |
| 3 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 4 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 5 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |