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
- excessive negligence
Ancestry of “overnegligence”, step by step
overnegligence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English negligence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | negligence | The state of being negligent; The tort whereby a... |
| 2 | French | négliger | to neglect; to ignore |
| 3 | Italian | negligere | to neglect to do something, neglect to take... |
| 4 | Spanish | negligir | to neglect |
| 5 | Latin | negligere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | negligo | Alternative form of neglegō |
| 7 | Latin | neglego | I neglect, overlook, pass over; I am indifferent... |
| 8 | Latin | neclego | — |
| 9 | Latin | lego | I choose, select, appoint; I collect, gather,... |
| 10 | Latin | lex | a proposition or motion for a law made to the... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
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- | — |