Where does “overmodernization” come from?
overmodernization (English) comes from English modernization, from English modernize, from French moderniser, from French -iser, from Old French -iser, from Latin -izo, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω — he, she.
overmodernization (English): Excessive modernization
Definitions
- Excessive modernization
Ancestry of “overmodernization”, step by step
overmodernization traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English modernization
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | modernization | The process of modernizing |
| 2 | English | modernize | To make up to date, or modern in style or... |
| 3 | French | moderniser | to modernize |
| 4 | French | -iser | -ise/-ize |
| 5 | Old French | -iser | -ize |
| 6 | Latin | -izo | Used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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- | — |