Where does “overextravagantly” come from?
overextravagantly (English) comes from English extravagantly, from English extravagant, from French extravagant, from Medieval Latin extravagans, from Latin extravagari, from Latin vagari, from Latin vagus, from Proto-Italic wagos.
overextravagantly (English): In an overextravagant manner
Definitions
- In an overextravagant manner
Ancestry of “overextravagantly”, step by step
overextravagantly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English extravagantly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | extravagantly | With lavish expenditure or behaviour |
| 2 | English | extravagant | Exceeding the bounds of something; roving; hence,... |
| 3 | French | extravagant | extravagant |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | extravagans | — |
| 5 | Latin | extravagari | to wander beyond |
| 6 | Latin | vagari | present active infinitive of vagor; to wander,... |
| 7 | Latin | vagus | wandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wagos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hwogos | — |
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- | — |