Where does “superwavelength” come from?
superwavelength (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.
superwavelength (English): Numerically greater than a wavelength
Definitions
- Numerically greater than a wavelength
Ancestry of “superwavelength”, step by step
superwavelength 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 wavelength
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wavelength | The length of a single cycle of a wave, as... |
| 2 | English | length | The distance measured along the longest dimension... |
| 3 | Middle English | lengthe | length |
| 4 | Old English | lengþu | length |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | langiþō | longness, length |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |