Where does “superficialis” come from?
superficialis (Latin) comes from Latin superficiēs, from Latin faciēs, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.
superficialis (Latin): Of or pertaining to the surface, superficial
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the surface, superficial
Ancestry of “superficialis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | superficiēs | the top, surface |
| 2 | Latin | faciēs | make, form, shape, figure, configuration |
| 3 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 4 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 6 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
Words derived from “superficialis”
- superficial
- superficially
- superficiality
- surficial
- superficialness
- nonsuperficial
- superficialist
- superficialize
- superficial
- superficiel
- superficial
- superficial
- superficial
- superficiale
- flexor digitorum superficialis
- superficialment
- superficialité
- superficialmente
- superficialmente
- superficiellement
- subsuperficial
- superficial
- superficialidad
- superficialism