Where does “overluxuriance” come from?
overluxuriance (English) comes from English luxuriance, from English luxuriant, from Latin luxurians, from Latin luxurio, from Latin luxuria, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
overluxuriance (English): excessive luxuriance
Definitions
- excessive luxuriance
Ancestry of “overluxuriance”, step by step
overluxuriance traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English luxuriance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | luxuriance | The property of being luxuriant |
| 2 | English | luxuriant | Abundant in growth or detail |
| 3 | Latin | luxurians | luxurious, abounding to excess; swelling,... |
| 4 | Latin | luxurio | I am luxuriant, rank, abounding to excess; I have... |
| 5 | Latin | luxuria | luxury; extravagance |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
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- | — |