Where does “superalimento” come from?
superalimento (Spanish) comes from English superfood, 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.
superalimento (Spanish): superfood
Definitions
- superfood
Ancestry of “superalimento”, step by step
superalimento traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English superfood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | superfood | Any food supposed to confer remarkable health... |
| 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- | — |
via Spanish alimento
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | alimento | food; nourishment; alimony, maintenance |
| 2 | Latin | alimentum | food, nourishment, sustenance; obligation to... |
| 3 | Latin | alō | to feed, to nourish, to nurture |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | alō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂életi | to be nourishing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |