Where does “overcanopy” come from?

overcanopy (English) comes from English canopy, from Middle English canope, from Latin conopeum, from Ancient Greek κωνωπεῖον, from Ancient Greek κώνωψ, from Ancient Greek φάγος, from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν, from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

overcanopy (English): To form a canopy over

Definitions

  1. To form a canopy over

Ancestry of “overcanopy”, step by step

overcanopy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English canopy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcanopyA high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth...
2Middle Englishcanope
3Latinconopeummosquito net; canopy
4Ancient Greekκωνωπεῖονan Egyptian couch with mosquito netting
5Ancient Greekκώνωψgnat, mosquito
6Ancient Greekφάγοςglutton
7Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

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-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-Every word from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν