Where does “スーパースター” come from?
スーパースター (Japanese) comes from English superstar, from English super-, from Latin super-, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
スーパースター (Japanese): superstar
Definitions
- superstar
Ancestry of “スーパースター”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | superstar | Someone who has accumulated a vast amount of... |
| 2 | English | super- | above, over, or upon; superior in size, quality,... |
| 3 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 4 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 5 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |