Where does “overcolouring” come from?
overcolouring (English) comes from English colouring, from English colour, from Middle English colour, from Anglo-Norman colur, from Old French colour, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
overcolouring (English): Excessive use of colour; (chiefly in extended use) exaggeration in description; an instance of this
Definitions
- Excessive use of colour; (chiefly in extended use) exaggeration in description; an instance of this
Ancestry of “overcolouring”, step by step
overcolouring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English colouring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | colouring | Alternative spelling of coloring; present... |
| 2 | English | colour | Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South... |
| 3 | Middle English | colour | colour, hue, shade; pigment, dye; method |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | colur | Alternative form of color |
| 5 | Old French | colour | Alternative form of color |
| 6 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
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- | — |