Where does “overimposable” come from?
overimposable (English) comes from English overimpose, from English impose, from Middle English imposen, from Middle French imposer, from Latin imponere, from Latin impono, from Latin im-, from Latin īn- — in.
overimposable (English): superimposable
Definitions
- superimposable
Ancestry of “overimposable”, step by step
overimposable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English overimpose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | overimpose | To impose too much or too often |
| 2 | English | impose | To establish or apply by authority; to be an... |
| 3 | Middle English | imposen | — |
| 4 | Middle French | imposer | to lay on, impose |
| 5 | Latin | imponere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | impono | I place on or upon, set upon, lay upon; I impose... |
| 7 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |