Where does “suprarealist” come from?

suprarealist (Romanian) comes from Romanian suprareal, from Romanian real, from French réel, from Middle French real, from Old French reel, from Latin reālis, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

suprarealist (Romanian): surrealist

Definitions

  1. surrealist

Ancestry of “suprarealist”, step by step

suprarealist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian suprareal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansuprarealsurreal
2Romanianrealreal
3Frenchréelreal
4Middle Frenchrealroyal; Alternative form of royal
5Old Frenchreel
6Latinreālisreal
7Latinrēsthing, object, stuff
8Latinvindicatiocivil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
9Latinvindicōto lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
10Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
11Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
12Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
13Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
14Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
15Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
16Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
17Latincalceusshoe
18Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
19Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Romanian realist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianrealistrealistic
2Frenchréalisterealist; realistic
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ