Where does “overlascivious” come from?
overlascivious (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-.
overlascivious (English): Excessively lascivious
Definitions
- Excessively lascivious
Ancestry of “overlascivious”, step by step
overlascivious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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- | — |
via English lascivious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lascivious | Wanton; lewd, driven by lust, lustful |
| 2 | Latin | lascīviōsus | lascivious, playful, unrestrained, wanton |
| 3 | Latin | lascīvia | wantonness, jollity |
| 4 | Latin | lascivus | wanton, playful, frisky; lustful, licentious,... |
| 5 | Latin | -īvus | Adjective suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |