Where does “overdiversify” come from?
overdiversify (English) comes from English diversify, from Middle French diversifier, from Medieval Latin diversifico, from Latin dīversus, from Latin dīvertō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά — two.
overdiversify (English): To diversify excessively
Definitions
- To diversify excessively
Ancestry of “overdiversify”, step by step
overdiversify traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English diversify
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diversify | To make diverse or various in form or quality; to... |
| 2 | Middle French | diversifier | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | diversifico | diversify |
| 4 | Latin | dīversus | opposite |
| 5 | Latin | dīvertō | to separate |
| 6 | Latin | dī- | Two, double; di |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δί- | Twice, double |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
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- | — |