Where does “overambitious” come from?
overambitious (English) comes from English ambitious, from Middle English ambitious, from Middle French ambitieus, from Latin ambitiosus, from Latin ambitio, from Latin ambiō, from Latin ambi-, from Latin ambō — on, onto.
overambitious (English): Excessively ambitious
Definitions
- Excessively ambitious
Ancestry of “overambitious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ambitious | Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of... |
| 2 | Middle English | ambitious | — |
| 3 | Middle French | ambitieus | — |
| 4 | Latin | ambitiosus | ambitious; winding, twisting; splendid,... |
| 5 | Latin | ambitio | A going around or about; that which surrounds; A... |
| 6 | Latin | ambiō | to round, go round, pass around, skirt |
| 7 | Latin | ambi- | around, about |
| 8 | Latin | ambō | both |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |