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Where does “overaccommodative” come from?

overaccommodative (English) comes from English accommodative, from English accommodate, from Latin accommodātus, from Latin accommodō, from Latin commodō, from Latin commodum, from Latin commodus, from Latin com- — resin, gum; to say, speak.

overaccommodative (English): excessively accommodative

Definitions

  1. excessively accommodative

Ancestry of “overaccommodative”, step by step

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