Where does “overfastidious” come from?
overfastidious (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-.
overfastidious (English): Excessively fastidious
Definitions
- Excessively fastidious
Ancestry of “overfastidious”, step by step
overfastidious 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 fastidious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fastidious | Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about... |
| 2 | Latin | fastīdiōsus | squeamish |
| 3 | Latin | fastīdium | loathing, disgust, disdain |
| 4 | Latin | fastus | allowed; A day on which courts sat; court... |
| 5 | Latin | fas | dictates of religion, divine law (opp. iūs, human law), or an obligation thereunder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂os | utterance, saying |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |