superego
The origin and history of superego.
Etymology
Superego is built from super plus ego, and was originally written super-ego. It was formed as a calque of the German Über-Ich, itself made from über- meaning 'super' and Ich, meaning 'I' or ego.
The origin and history of superego.
Superego is built from super plus ego, and was originally written super-ego. It was formed as a calque of the German Über-Ich, itself made from über- meaning 'super' and Ich, meaning 'I' or ego.
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