Where does “supervaluationism” come from?
supervaluationism (English) comes from English supervaluation, 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 — I.
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Ancestry of “supervaluationism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | supervaluation | The valuation of a logical expression according... |
| 2 | English | super | Of excellent quality, superfine; better than... |
| 3 | English | super-ego | Alternative spelling of superego |
| 4 | German | Über-Ich | — |
| 5 | German | Ich | ego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc |
| 6 | Middle High German | ich | I |
| 7 | Old High German | ih | I |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | ik | I |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *ek | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |