Where does “overcalibration” come from?
overcalibration (English) comes from English calibration, from English calibrate, from English caliber, from French calibre, from Italian calibro, from Arabic قَالِب, from Classical Syriac ܩܠܒܝܕ, from Ancient Greek καλοπόδιον — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
overcalibration (English): Excessive calibration
Definitions
- Excessive calibration
Ancestry of “overcalibration”, step by step
overcalibration traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English calibration
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | calibration | The act of calibrating something |
| 2 | English | calibrate | To check or adjust by comparison with a standard;... |
| 3 | English | caliber | Diameter of the bore of a firearm, typically... |
| 4 | French | calibre | calibre; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 5 | Italian | calibro | caliber, bore; callipers; template |
| 6 | Arabic | قَالِب | form, mold; form, mould; mold |
| 7 | Classical Syriac | ܩܠܒܝܕ | last |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | καλοπόδιον | shoemaker's last |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κᾱλόπους | shoemaker's last |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
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- | — |