Where does “overalign” come from?
overalign (English) comes from English align, from Middle English alynen, from Middle French aligner, from Old French alignier, from Latin lineare, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom — flax.
overalign (English): To organise data with alignment greater that a compiler can handle
Definitions
- To organise data with alignment greater that a compiler can handle
Ancestry of “overalign”, step by step
overalign traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English align
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | align | To form a line; to fall into line; To adjust or... |
| 2 | Middle English | alynen | — |
| 3 | Middle French | aligner | — |
| 4 | Old French | alignier | — |
| 5 | Latin | lineare | present active infinitive of līneō; second-person... |
| 6 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 7 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
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- | — |