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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalignTo form a line; to fall into line; To adjust or...
2Middle Englishalynen
3Middle Frenchaligner
4Old Frenchalignier
5Latinlinearepresent active infinitive of līneō; second-person...
6LatinlīneaA linen thread
7Latinlīnumflax
8Proto-Italiclīnom
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

via English over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
2Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
3Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
4Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
5Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom
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