Where does “overambition” come from?
overambition (English) comes from English ambition, from Middle English ambicioun, from Old French ambition, from Latin ambitio, from Latin ambiō, from Latin ambi-, from Latin ambō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.
overambition (English): The quality of being overambitious
Definitions
- The quality of being overambitious
Ancestry of “overambition”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ambition | Eager or inordinate desire for some object that... |
| 2 | Middle English | ambicioun | — |
| 3 | Old French | ambition | — |
| 4 | Latin | ambitio | A going around or about; that which surrounds; A... |
| 5 | Latin | ambiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | ambi- | ambi- |
| 7 | Latin | ambō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |