Where does “overemphatic” come from?
overemphatic (English) comes from English emphatic, from Ancient Greek ἐμφατικός, from Ancient Greek ἔμφασις, from Ancient Greek ἐμφαίνω, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
overemphatic (English): Excessively emphatic, particularly in musical or...
Definitions
- Excessively emphatic, particularly in musical or...
Ancestry of “overemphatic”, step by step
overemphatic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English emphatic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | emphatic | Characterized by emphasis; forceful; Stated with... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐμφατικός | emphatic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἔμφασις | appearance; outward appearance, reflection,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐμφαίνω | I present, I indicate; I show, present |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
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- | — |