Where does “overambitiousness” come from?
overambitiousness (English) comes from English overambitious, from English ambitious, from Middle English ambitious, from Middle French ambitieus, from Latin ambitiosus, from Latin ambitio, from Latin ambiō, from Latin ambi- — on, onto.
overambitiousness (English): The quality of being overambitious
Definitions
- The quality of being overambitious
Ancestry of “overambitiousness”, step by step
overambitiousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English overambitious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | overambitious | Excessively ambitious |
| 2 | English | ambitious | Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of... |
| 3 | Middle English | ambitious | — |
| 4 | Middle French | ambitieus | — |
| 5 | Latin | ambitiosus | ambitious; winding, twisting; splendid,... |
| 6 | Latin | ambitio | A going around or about; that which surrounds; A... |
| 7 | Latin | ambiō | to round, go round, pass around, skirt |
| 8 | Latin | ambi- | around, about |
| 9 | Latin | ambō | both |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |