Where does “overexcessive” come from?
overexcessive (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
overexcessive (English): Particularly excessive; far too much in amount or quantity
Definitions
- Particularly excessive; far too much in amount or quantity
Ancestry of “overexcessive”, step by step
overexcessive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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- | — |
via English excessive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | excessive | Exceeding the usual bounds of something;... |
| 2 | Middle French | excessif | — |
| 3 | Latin | excessivus | excessive |
| 4 | Latin | excedo | I go out, go forth or away; depart, retire,... |
| 5 | Latin | cēdō | to go, move, proceed, go along, move along |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kedō | give here! |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 8 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |