Where does “overmodesty” come from?
overmodesty (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-.
overmodesty (English): excessive modesty
Definitions
- excessive modesty
Ancestry of “overmodesty”, step by step
overmodesty 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 modesty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | modesty | The quality of being modest; having a limited and... |
| 2 | Middle French | modestie | — |
| 3 | Latin | modestia | moderation, sophrosyne; modesty |
| 4 | Latin | Modestus | male variant of Modesta |
| 5 | Latin | modestus | moderate, calm, restrained, mild; modest,... |
| 6 | Latin | modus | measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |