Where does “overcompliment” come from?
overcompliment (English) comes from English compliment, from French compliment, from Italian complimento, from Spanish cumplimiento, from Spanish cumplir, from Old Spanish cumplir, from Latin complere, from Latin compleo — resin, gum; to say, speak.
overcompliment (English): To compliment excessively
Definitions
- To compliment excessively
Ancestry of “overcompliment”, step by step
overcompliment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English compliment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | compliment | An expression of praise, congratulation, or... |
| 2 | French | compliment | compliment (positive comment) |
| 3 | Italian | complimento | congratulations; compliment; regards |
| 4 | Spanish | cumplimiento | compliance; fulfillment, completion; formality |
| 5 | Spanish | cumplir | to fulfil, to fulfill, to meet; to achieve, to... |
| 6 | Old Spanish | cumplir | — |
| 7 | Latin | complere | present active infinitive of compleō;... |
| 8 | Latin | compleo | I fill up, fill full, fill out; make up,... |
| 9 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 10 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 11 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 12 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 16 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 17 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 18 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 19 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 20 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
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- | — |