Where does “超現実” come from?
超現実 (Japanese) comes from French surréel, from French réel, from Middle French real, from Old French reel, from Latin reālis, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
超現実 (Japanese): surreality
Ancestry of “超現実”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | surréel | surreal; surreal number |
| 2 | French | réel | real |
| 3 | Middle French | real | royal; Alternative form of royal |
| 4 | Old French | reel | — |
| 5 | Latin | reālis | — |
| 6 | Latin | rēs | — |
| 7 | Latin | vindicatio | civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;... |
| 8 | Latin | vindicō | — |
| 9 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 10 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 11 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 12 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 13 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 14 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 15 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 16 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 17 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 18 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |