Where does “overcompetence” come from?
overcompetence (English) comes from English competence, from French compétence, from Late Latin competentia, from Latin competens, from Latin competo, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
overcompetence (English): Excessive or exaggerated competence
Definitions
- Excessive or exaggerated competence
Ancestry of “overcompetence”, step by step
overcompetence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English competence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | competence | The quality or state of being competent, i.e.... |
| 2 | French | compétence | competence, ability, skill; talent, capability |
| 3 | Late Latin | competentia | agreement, symmetry, correspondence; conjunction;... |
| 4 | Latin | competens | meeting, coinciding, agreeing |
| 5 | Latin | competo | come together, meet; agree, coincide in point of... |
| 6 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 7 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
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- | — |