Where does “supervote” come from?
supervote (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.
supervote (English): A special vote that has more influence on a...
Definitions
- A special vote that has more influence on a...
Ancestry of “supervote”, step by step
supervote 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 Vote
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Vote | A person from Votia or of Votic descent |
| 2 | Latin | vōtum | promise, dedication, vow, solemn pledge |
| 3 | Latin | votus | vowed, promised; devoted to (a deity); having been vowed |
| 4 | Latin | vovere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | voveo | I vow, promise; I dedicate or devote to a deity;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wogʷeō | I vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wegʷʰ- | to promise, to vow; to praise |