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Where does “overaccommodate” come from?

overaccommodate (English) comes from English accommodate, from Latin accommodātus, from Latin accommodō, from Latin commodō, from Latin commodum, from Latin commodus, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

overaccommodate (English): To be too accommodating towards; To adjust the...

Definitions

  1. To be too accommodating towards; To adjust the...

Ancestry of “overaccommodate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaccommodateTo render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to...
2Latinaccommodātus—
3Latinaccommodō—
4Latincommodō—
5LatincommodumA convenient opportunity, favorable condition,...
6Latincommoduscomfortable, commodious, suitable, useful;...
7Latincom-allomorph of con-
8Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
20Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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