Where does “overdelicacy” come from?
overdelicacy (English) comes from English delicacy, from Middle English delicacie, from Middle English delicat, from Latin delicatus, from Latin dēliciae, from Latin dēliciō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
overdelicacy (English): Excessive delicacy
Definitions
- Excessive delicacy
Ancestry of “overdelicacy”, step by step
overdelicacy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English delicacy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | delicacy | The quality of being delicate; Something... |
| 2 | Middle English | delicacie | — |
| 3 | Middle English | delicat | delicate |
| 4 | Latin | delicatus | alluring, charming, delightful; voluptuous; soft,... |
| 5 | Latin | dēliciae | delight, pleasure |
| 6 | Latin | dēliciō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
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- | — |