Where does “overflourish” come from?
overflourish (English) comes from English flourish, from Middle English floryschen, from Old French florir, from Vulgar Latin florire, from Latin flōrēre, from Latin flōrem, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs.
overflourish (English): To make excessive display or flourish of; To...
Definitions
- To make excessive display or flourish of; To...
Ancestry of “overflourish”, step by step
overflourish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flourish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flourish | To thrive or grow well; To prosper or fare well;... |
| 2 | Middle English | floryschen | To flourish, such as to brandish a sword or other... |
| 3 | Old French | florir | to blossom; to bloom; to flourish; to bloom |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | florire | present active infinitive of *flōrio |
| 5 | Latin | flōrēre | — |
| 6 | Latin | flōrem | — |
| 7 | Latin | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
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- | — |