Where does “overexpectant” come from?
overexpectant (English) comes from English expectant, from Old French expectant, from Latin expectans, from Latin expecto, from Latin spectō, from Latin speciō, from Proto-Italic spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti — to see, to look, to observe.
overexpectant (English): Excessively expectant; expecting too much
Definitions
- Excessively expectant; expecting too much
Ancestry of “overexpectant”, step by step
overexpectant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English expectant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | expectant | Marked by expectation; Pregnant; Awaiting the... |
| 2 | Old French | expectant | — |
| 3 | Latin | expectans | Alternative form of exspectans |
| 4 | Latin | expecto | Alternative form of exspectō |
| 5 | Latin | spectō | to watch, observe, look at, consider |
| 6 | Latin | speciō | to observe, watch, look at |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
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- | — |