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
overcompleteness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English overcomplete
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | completed |
| 6 | Latin | compleō | to fill up, fill full, fill out; make up, complete |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 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 Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |