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Where does “overeffusively” come from?

overeffusively (English) comes from English overeffusive, 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.

overeffusively (English): In an overeffusive manner

Definitions

  1. In an overeffusive manner

Ancestry of “overeffusively”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishovereffusiveExcessively effusive
2EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
3Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
4Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
5Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
6Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →