Where does “overcomplicatedness” come from?
overcomplicatedness (English) comes from English overcomplicated, from English overcomplicate, from English complicate, from Latin complicatus, from Latin complicō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
overcomplicatedness (English): The quality of being overcomplicated
Definitions
- The quality of being overcomplicated
Ancestry of “overcomplicatedness”, step by step
overcomplicatedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English overcomplicated
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | overcomplicated | excessively complicated; simple past tense and... |
| 2 | English | overcomplicate | To make something excessively complicated |
| 3 | English | complicate | To make complex; to modify so as to make... |
| 4 | Latin | complicatus | folded up, complicated, complex |
| 5 | Latin | complicō | to fold or roll up or together |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | 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 |