Where does “overdeviation” come from?
overdeviation (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-.
overdeviation (English): A deviation from a target that results in more of something than was desired
Definitions
- A deviation from a target that results in more of something than was desired
Ancestry of “overdeviation”, step by step
overdeviation 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 deviation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deviation | The act of deviating; wandering off the correct... |
| 2 | Middle French | deviation | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | deviatio | evasion, avoidance; deviation; straying |
| 4 | Latin | devio | I stray, deviate or detour; dative masculine... |
| 5 | Latin | de- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | de | The name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |