Where does “overmargin” come from?
overmargin (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-.
overmargin (English): The amount by which something is bigger, stronger, or with greater capacity than the absolute minimum
Definitions
- The amount by which something is bigger, stronger, or with greater capacity than the absolute minimum
Ancestry of “overmargin”, step by step
overmargin 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 margin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | margin | The edge of the paper, typically left blank when... |
| 2 | Middle English | margyn | The edge or border of something |
| 3 | Latin | marginem | accusative singular of margō |
| 4 | Latin | margō | border, margin, edge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | merǵ- | edge, boundary, border; boundary, border;... |