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Where does “supraliminal” come from?

supraliminal (English) comes from English supra, from Georgian სუფრა, from Persian سفره, from Arabic سُفْرَة — victuals; table, especially for eating.

supraliminal (English): Being above the threshold of consciousness or of...

Definitions

  1. Being above the threshold of consciousness or of...

Ancestry of “supraliminal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsupraUsed to indicate that the current citation is...
2Georgianსუფრაtablecloth; the table on which supra is conducted
3Persianسفرهtablecloth
4Arabicسُفْرَةvictuals; table, especially for eating

Words derived from “supraliminal”

  • supraliminally
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