Where does “overexplicit” come from?
overexplicit (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-.
overexplicit (English): Excessively explicit
Definitions
- Excessively explicit
Ancestry of “overexplicit”, step by step
overexplicit 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 explicit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | explicit | Very specific, clear, or detailed; Containing... |
| 2 | French | explicite | explicit, unequivocal, overt; first-person... |
| 3 | Latin | explicitus | Alternative form of explicātus; disentangled,... |
| 4 | Latin | explico | I unfold, unfurl, uncoil, loosen, undo; I deploy,... |
| 5 | Latin | plicō | to fold, bend or flex; to roll up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |