Where does “Steigerungsform” come from?
Steigerungsform (German) comes from German Form, from Italian forma, from Russian фо́рма, from French forme, from Middle French forme, from Old French forme, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma — shape, form; appearance; outline.
Steigerungsform (German): degree of comparison, that is positive, comparative or superlative
Definitions
- degree of comparison, that is positive, comparative or superlative
Ancestry of “Steigerungsform”, step by step
Steigerungsform traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Form
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Form | shape; form |
| 2 | Italian | forma | form; shape; mould |
| 3 | Russian | фо́рма | form |
| 4 | French | forme | shape; form |
| 5 | Middle French | forme | form |
| 6 | Old French | forme | shape, aspect, form |
| 7 | Latin | fōrma | form; figure, shape, appearance |
| 8 | Etruscan | morma | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μορφή | shape, form; appearance; outline |
via German Steigerung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Steigerung | increase; comparison |
| 2 | German | steigern | to increase, to raise; to boost, to improve, to... |
| 3 | German | steigen | to ascend, to climb, to rise; to rise; to enter,... |
| 4 | Middle High German | stîgen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | stīgan | to climb up, ascend |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | stīgan | to climb, to ascend |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stīganą | to go up; climb, ascend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stéygʰeti | to be walking; to be climbing |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steygʰ- | to go; to climb |