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Where does “uberwealthy” come from?

uberwealthy (English) comes from English wealthy, from Middle English welthy, from English wealth, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz — -y, -ic.

uberwealthy (English): Very wealthy; rich

Definitions

  1. Very wealthy; rich

Ancestry of “uberwealthy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwealthyPossessing financial wealth; rich; Abundant in...
2Middle Englishwelthy—
3EnglishwealthRiches; valuable material possessions; A great...
4English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
5Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
6Old English-iġ-y, -ic
7Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
8Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
9Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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