Where does “overmanure” come from?
overmanure (English) comes from English manure, from Middle English maynouren, from Old French manovrer, from Latin manuoperare, from Latin operārī, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός — to follow; to see; to say.
overmanure (English): To fertilize with too much manure
Definitions
- To fertilize with too much manure
Ancestry of “overmanure”, step by step
overmanure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English manure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | manure | To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to... |
| 2 | Middle English | maynouren | To supervise, reign; to exercise one's authority;... |
| 3 | Old French | manovrer | to work, especially manual work; to make; to... |
| 4 | Latin | manuoperare | — |
| 5 | Latin | operārī | — |
| 6 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
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- | — |