Where does “overcompleteness” come from?
overcompleteness (English) comes from English overcomplete, from English complete, from Middle English compleet, from Old French complet, from Latin complētus, from Latin compleō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
overcompleteness (English): The condition of being overcomplete
Definitions
- The condition of being overcomplete
Ancestry of “overcompleteness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | overcomplete | Describing a frame having a set of functions... |
| 2 | English | complete | To finish; to make done; to reach the end; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | compleet | Complete, whole, full, or entire; Perfect,... |
| 4 | Old French | complet | — |
| 5 | Latin | complētus | — |
| 6 | Latin | compleō | — |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 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 | — |
| 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,... |