Where does “overgratification” come from?
overgratification (English) comes from English gratification, from Latin grātificātiō, from Latin gratifico, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr.
overgratification (English): gratification
Definitions
- gratification
Ancestry of “overgratification”, step by step
overgratification traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gratification
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gratification | The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the... |
| 2 | Latin | grātificātiō | obligingness, complaisance |
| 3 | Latin | gratifico | I oblige, gratify |
| 4 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 5 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 7 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
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- | — |