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Where does “overemote” come from?

overemote (English) comes from English emote, from English emotion, from French émotion, from French -tion, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

overemote (English): To display emotion excessive for the situation

Definitions

  1. To display emotion excessive for the situation

Ancestry of “overemote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishemoteTo display openly, especially while acting; To...
2Englishemotionmovement; agitation; A person's internal state of...
3Frenchémotionemotion
4French-tionUsed to indicate action, condition, result or...
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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