Where does “overarrangement” come from?
overarrangement (English) comes from English arrangement, from French arrangement, from French arranger, from Old French arangier, from Old French rengier, from Old French reng, from Latin rencus, from Gaulish rekos — to set in order.
overarrangement (English): Excessive or overly precise arrangement
Definitions
- Excessive or overly precise arrangement
Ancestry of “overarrangement”, step by step
overarrangement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English arrangement
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arrangement | The act of arranging; The manner of being... |
| 2 | French | arrangement | arrangement |
| 3 | French | arranger | to arrange; to suit, to be convenient; to be set... |
| 4 | Old French | arangier | to arrange |
| 5 | Old French | rengier | to line up; to form ranks |
| 6 | Old French | reng | place; position |
| 7 | Latin | rencus | row; order, rank |
| 8 | Gaulish | rekos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | reketi | to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)rek- | to set in order |
via English over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 2 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 3 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |