Where does “overjocular” come from?

overjocular (English) comes from English over, from Middle English over, from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

overjocular (English): Excessively jocular

Definitions

  1. Excessively jocular

Ancestry of “overjocular”, step by step

overjocular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
2Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
3Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
4Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
5Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via English jocular

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjocularHumorous, amusing or joking
2Latiniocularisfunny, jocular, amusing; facetious, laughable,...
3Latinioculusa little jest
4Latiniocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
5Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-