Where does “overdemanding” come from?
overdemanding (English) comes from English demanding, from English demand, from Middle English demaunden, from Old French demander, from Latin demando, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
overdemanding (English): Excessively demanding
Definitions
- Excessively demanding
Ancestry of “overdemanding”, step by step
overdemanding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English demanding
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | demanding | Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience;... |
| 2 | English | demand | The desire to purchase goods and services; The... |
| 3 | Middle English | demaunden | To question; to request |
| 4 | Old French | demander | to ask |
| 5 | Latin | demando | I entrust, commit |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | 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- | — |