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
Definitions
- In an overnice manner
Ancestry of “overnicely”, step by step
overnicely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English overnice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | overnice | Excessively nice or fastidious |
| 2 | English | Nice | (pronounced /ni:s/ or /naɪs/) |
| 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 | to not know, to be ignorant, to not understand |
| 7 | Latin | sciō | to be able to, to know, understand, to have practical knowledge |
| 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,... |