Where does “overambitiøs” come from?
overambitiøs (Danish) comes from Danish ambitiøs, from French ambitieux, from Old French ambitios, from Latin ambitiosus, from Latin ambitio, from Latin ambiō, from Latin ambi-, from Latin ambō — on, onto.
overambitiøs (Danish): overambitious
Definitions
- overambitious
Ancestry of “overambitiøs”, step by step
overambitiøs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish ambitiøs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | ambitiøs | ambitious |
| 2 | French | ambitieux | ambitious |
| 3 | Old French | ambitios | — |
| 4 | Latin | ambitiosus | ambitious; winding, twisting; splendid,... |
| 5 | Latin | ambitio | A going around or about; that which surrounds; A... |
| 6 | Latin | ambiō | to round, go round, pass around, skirt |
| 7 | Latin | ambi- | around, about |
| 8 | Latin | ambō | both |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Danish over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | over | above; past an hour; across |
| 2 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 3 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 4 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |