Where does “over-Atlas” come from?
over-Atlas (English) comes from English over, from Middle English over, from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
over-Atlas (English): To overburden more than Atlas, who was ordered by the god Zeus to support the sky on his shoulders
Definitions
- To overburden more than Atlas, who was ordered by the god Zeus to support the sky on his shoulders
Ancestry of “over-Atlas”, step by step
over-Atlas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 2 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 3 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via English Atlas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Atlas | A particular model or individual missile of the... |
| 2 | French | Atlas | Atlas son of Iapetus and Clymene, leader of the Titans ordered by Zeus to support the sky on his shoulders |
| 3 | Latin | Ātlās | the Titan Atlas |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἄτλας | the ‘Bearer’ of Heaven; Atlas; the 'Bearer' of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |