Where does “superviolent” come from?
superviolent (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.
superviolent (English): Especially violent
Definitions
- Especially violent
Ancestry of “superviolent”, step by step
superviolent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English violent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | violent | Involving extreme force or motion; Involving... |
| 2 | Middle English | violent | Violent, forcible, injury-causing; Potent,... |
| 3 | Old French | violent | violent using violence |
| 4 | Latin | violentus | forcible, violent, vehement; impetuous;... |
| 5 | Latin | -entus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 6 | Latin | cruentus | bloody in its various senses, "particularly:" |
| 7 | Latin | cruor | blood, gore; murder, bloodshed |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |