Where does “overassertive” come from?
overassertive (English) comes from English assertive, from English assert, from Latin assertus, from Latin asserō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
overassertive (English): Too assertive
Definitions
- Too assertive
Ancestry of “overassertive”, step by step
overassertive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English assertive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | assertive | Boldly self-assured; confident without being... |
| 2 | English | assert | To declare with assurance or plainly and... |
| 3 | Latin | assertus | declared free, set free, liberated, having been... |
| 4 | Latin | asserō | to sow, plant or set near something |
| 5 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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- | — |