Where does “overaccommodation” come from?
overaccommodation (English) comes from English accommodation, from French accommodation, from Latin accommodātiō, from Latin accommodō, from Latin commodō, from Latin commodum, from Latin commodus, from Latin com- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
overaccommodation (English): excessive convergence; the situation where a...
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- excessive convergence; the situation where a...
Ancestry of “overaccommodation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | accommodation | Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters... |
| 2 | French | accommodation | accommodation |
| 3 | Latin | accommodātiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | accommodō | — |
| 5 | Latin | commodō | — |
| 6 | Latin | commodum | A convenient opportunity, favorable condition,... |
| 7 | Latin | commodus | comfortable, commodious, suitable, useful;... |
| 8 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 9 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | — |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |