Where does “overcasual” come from?
overcasual (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-.
overcasual (English): Excessively casual
Definitions
- Excessively casual
Ancestry of “overcasual”, step by step
overcasual traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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- | — |
via English casual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | casual | Happening by chance; Coming without regularity;... |
| 2 | Middle French | casuel | fatal; of or relating to chance or fate |
| 3 | Late Latin | casualis | happening by chance; fortuitous; casual |
| 4 | Latin | casus | a fall, downwards movement; accident, chance; an... |
| 5 | Latin | cadere | present active infinitive of cadō; to fall, to... |
| 6 | Latin | cado | I fall, I fall out; I die; I cease |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |