Where does “overdeterrence” come from?
overdeterrence (English) comes from English deterrence, from English deterrent, from Latin deterrens, from Latin dēterreō, from Latin terreō, from Proto-Indo-European tres-, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine — boundary, end.
overdeterrence (English): Excessive deterrence
Definitions
- Excessive deterrence
Ancestry of “overdeterrence”, step by step
overdeterrence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deterrence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deterrence | The act of deterring, or the state of being... |
| 2 | English | deterrent | Serving to deter, preventing something from... |
| 3 | Latin | deterrens | deterring, hindering; averting, repressing |
| 4 | Latin | dēterreō | to frighten off, deter, discourage, prevent, hinder |
| 5 | Latin | terreō | to frighten, terrify, alarm |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tres- | to tremble |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 8 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 9 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |
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- | — |