Where does “overnicely” come from?
overnicely (English) comes from English overnice, from English Nice, from Middle English nyce, from Old French nice, from Latin nescius, from Latin nesciō, from Latin sciō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
overnicely (English): In an overnice manner
Ancestry of “overnicely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | overnice | Excessively nice or fastidious |
| 2 | English | Nice | — |
| 3 | Middle English | nyce | foolish, simple, ignorant, naive; scared, weak,... |
| 4 | Old French | nice | simple, foolish |
| 5 | Latin | nescius | unaware, ignorant; not knowing how, unable |
| 6 | Latin | nesciō | — |
| 7 | Latin | sciō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |