Where does “overgenerality” come from?
overgenerality (English) comes from English generality, from English general, from Middle English general, from Anglo-Norman general, from Latin generalis, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
overgenerality (English): Excessive generality
Definitions
- Excessive generality
Ancestry of “overgenerality”, step by step
overgenerality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English generality
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | generality | The quality of being general; A generalization |
| 2 | English | general | Including or involving every part or member of a... |
| 3 | Middle English | general | universal, complete; comprehensive, wide-ranging;... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | general | general |
| 5 | Latin | generalis | general, generic |
| 6 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
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- | — |