Where does “overnegligence” come from?

overnegligence (English) comes from English negligence, from French négliger, from Italian negligere, from Spanish negligir, from Latin negligere, from Latin negligo, from Latin neglego, from Latin neclego — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

overnegligence (English): excessive negligence

Definitions

  1. excessive negligence

Ancestry of “overnegligence”, step by step

overnegligence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English negligence

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnegligenceThe state of being negligent; The tort whereby a...
2Frenchnégligerto neglect; to ignore
3Italiannegligereto neglect to do something, neglect to take...
4Spanishnegligirto neglect
5Latinnegligeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6LatinnegligoAlternative form of neglegō
7LatinneglegoI neglect, overlook, pass over; I am indifferent...
8Latinneclego
9LatinlegoI choose, select, appoint; I collect, gather,...
10Latinlexa proposition or motion for a law made to the...
11Proto-Italiclēg-
12Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s
13Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via English over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
2Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
3Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
4Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
5Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-sEvery word from Proto-Italic lēg-
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