Where does “overdescriptive” come from?
overdescriptive (English) comes from English over, from Middle English over, from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
overdescriptive (English): Excessively descriptive
Definitions
- Excessively descriptive
Ancestry of “overdescriptive”, step by step
overdescriptive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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- | — |
via English descriptive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | descriptive | Of, relating to, or providing a description; Of... |
| 2 | Latin | descriptivus | containing a full description |
| 3 | Latin | dēscrībere | — |