Where does “overfeminine” come from?

overfeminine (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-.

overfeminine (English): Excessively feminine

Definitions

  1. Excessively feminine

Ancestry of “overfeminine”, step by step

overfeminine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
2Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
3Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
4Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
5Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via English feminine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfeminineOf or pertaining to the female gender; womanly;...
2Middle Englishfemynynefemale of feminine sex or gender
3Old Frenchfeminin
4Latinfemininusfeminine; of or relating to the feminine gender
5Latin-inusOf or pertaining to; -ine
6Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér