Where does “overelaborate” come from?
overelaborate (English) comes from English elaborate, from Latin ēlabōrātus, from Latin ēlabōrō, from Latin labōrō, from Latin lābor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb — fox.
overelaborate (English): Excessively elaborate; To elaborate excessively;...
Definitions
- Excessively elaborate; To elaborate excessively;...
Ancestry of “overelaborate”, step by step
overelaborate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English elaborate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | elaborate | Complex, detailed, or sophisticated; Intricate,... |
| 2 | Latin | ēlabōrātus | endeavored; elaborated |
| 3 | Latin | ēlabōrō | to take pains or endeavor |
| 4 | Latin | labōrō | to toil, labor, work |
| 5 | Latin | lābor | work |
| 6 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 7 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 8 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 9 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |
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- | — |