Where does “overapt” come from?

overapt (English) comes from English over, from Middle English over, from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

overapt (English): Excessively apt or prone to do something

Definitions

  1. Excessively apt or prone to do something

Ancestry of “overapt”, step by step

overapt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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-—

via English apt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaptSuitable; appropriate; fit or fitted; suited;...
2Old Frenchapte—
3Latinaptussuitable, adapted; ready; apt, proper
4Proto-Italicaptos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →