Where does “overimpose” come from?
overimpose (English) comes from English impose, from Middle English imposen, from Middle French imposer, from Latin imponere, from Latin impono, from Latin im-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
overimpose (English): To impose too much or too often
Definitions
- To impose too much or too often
Ancestry of “overimpose”, step by step
overimpose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English impose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | impose | To establish or apply by authority; to be an... |
| 2 | Middle English | imposen | — |
| 3 | Middle French | imposer | to lay on, impose |
| 4 | Latin | imponere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | impono | I place on or upon, set upon, lay upon; I impose... |
| 6 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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- | — |