Where does “hypercorrectness” come from?
hypercorrectness (English) comes from English hypercorrect, from English hypercorrection, from English correction, from Old French correccion, from Latin correctio, from Latin corrigēre, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
hypercorrectness (English): The state or condition of being hypercorrect
Definitions
- The state or condition of being hypercorrect
Ancestry of “hypercorrectness”, step by step
hypercorrectness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hypercorrect
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hypercorrect | nonstandard because of a mistaken idea of... |
| 2 | English | hypercorrection | Nonstandard language use that results from the... |
| 3 | English | correction | The act of correcting; A substitution for an... |
| 4 | Old French | correccion | — |
| 5 | Latin | correctio | correction, amendment; support,foundation |
| 6 | Latin | corrigēre | — |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |