Where does “supercattivo” come from?
supercattivo (Italian) comes from Italian cattivo, from Latin captīvus, from Latin captus, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
supercattivo (Italian): supervillain
Definitions
- supervillain
Ancestry of “supercattivo”, step by step
supercattivo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian cattivo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cattivo | bad; wicked, naughty; villain |
| 2 | Latin | captīvus | a captive, a prisoner |
| 3 | Latin | captus | captured, having been captured, seized, having... |
| 4 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Italian super
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | super | super; The best; superphosphate |
| 2 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 3 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |