Where does “overdischarge” come from?
overdischarge (English) comes from English discharge, from Middle English dischargen, from Old French deschargier, from Late Latin discarricare, from Latin carricō, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros — to run.
overdischarge (English): The excessive discharge of a battery
Definitions
- The excessive discharge of a battery
Ancestry of “overdischarge”, step by step
overdischarge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English discharge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | discharge | To accomplish or complete, as an obligation; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | dischargen | — |
| 3 | Old French | deschargier | to unload; to remove the load from something |
| 4 | Late Latin | discarricare | present active infinitive of discarricō;... |
| 5 | Latin | carricō | to load |
| 6 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 7 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
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- | — |