Etymology of the English word surrealism
the English word
surrealismderived from the French word
surrealismederived from the Old French word
sur-using the Medieval Latin prefix
super-derived from the Classical Latin word
super (above)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*uperderived from the French word
surréalismederived from the Old French word
sur-using the Medieval Latin prefix
super-derived from the Classical Latin word
super (above)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*uperderived from the French word
réalismederived from the French word
réelderived from the Latin word
realis (real)
derived from the Latin word
res (res; thing; event, affair)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*re-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*rē-Date
The earliest known usage of surrealism in English dates from the 20th century.
Derivations in English
surrealCognates
Dutch
surrealisme, French
surréalisme, German
Surrealismus, Icelandic
súrrealismi, Swedish
surrealismUsage
Word found in Modern English
