Where does “overeagerness” come from?
overeagerness (English) comes from English overeager, from English eager, from Middle English egre, from Old French aigre, from Vulgar Latin acrus, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
overeagerness (English): The quality of being overeager; excessive...
Definitions
- The quality of being overeager; excessive...
Ancestry of “overeagerness”, step by step
overeagerness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English overeager
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | overeager | Excessively eager, anxious, or excited |
| 2 | English | eager | Sharp; sour; acid; Sharp; keen; bitter; severe;... |
| 3 | Middle English | egre | acidic, sour-tasting; violent, ruthless; angry,... |
| 4 | Old French | aigre | sour; acrid |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | acrus | sour |
| 6 | Latin | ācer | sharp, sour, bitter, pungent |
| 7 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 9 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |