Where does “overexcitement” come from?
overexcitement (English) comes from English excitement, from English excite, from Middle English exciten, from Old French exciter, from Latin excitō, from Latin excieo, from Latin ex-, from Latin e.
overexcitement (English): The condition of being excessively excited
Definitions
- The condition of being excessively excited
Ancestry of “overexcitement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | excitement | the state of being excited; something that... |
| 2 | English | excite | To stir the emotions of; To arouse or bring out ;... |
| 3 | Middle English | exciten | — |
| 4 | Old French | exciter | — |
| 5 | Latin | excitō | — |
| 6 | Latin | excieo | Alternative form of exciō; call out, arouse,... |
| 7 | Latin | ex- | out, away; throughout; thoroughly |
| 8 | Latin | e | The name of the letter "E"; out of, from |
| 9 | Latin | ex | A name of the letter "X"; out of, from |
| 10 | Latin | commūnicō | — |
| 11 | Latin | commūnis | — |
| 12 | Old Latin | com(m)oinis | — |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kommoinis | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moy-ni- | held in common |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 17 | Middle English | kyt | — |