Where does “overaggrandize” come from?
overaggrandize (English) comes from English aggrandize, from French agrandir, from French grand, from Middle French grand, from Old French grant, from Old French -ur, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
overaggrandize (English): To make greater than is appropriate
Definitions
- To make greater than is appropriate
Ancestry of “overaggrandize”, step by step
overaggrandize traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English aggrandize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aggrandize | To make great; to enlarge; to increase; To make... |
| 2 | French | agrandir | to enlarge, make bigger; to extend, to expand; to... |
| 3 | French | grand | big, great, grand; tall; Great, an honorific... |
| 4 | Middle French | grand | big; large |
| 5 | Old French | grant | big, large |
| 6 | Old French | -ur | -er, used for form agent nouns |
| 7 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
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- | — |