Where does “overpaternalistic” come from?

overpaternalistic (English) comes from English paternalistic, from English -istic, from English sensationalistic, from English sensational, from English sensation, from Latin sensatio, from Latin sensatus, from Latin sēnsus — to announce, to proclaim; to put in order.

overpaternalistic (English): Too paternalistic

Definitions

  1. Too paternalistic

Ancestry of “overpaternalistic”, step by step

overpaternalistic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English paternalistic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpaternalisticthe quality of being paternal, i.e. like a...
2English-isticUsed to form adjectives from nouns or from other...
3Englishsensationalisticsensationalist
4EnglishsensationalOf or pertaining to sensation; Piquing or...
5EnglishsensationA physical feeling or perception from something...
6Latinsensatiounderstanding, knowledge, intelligence
7Latinsensatussensible, intelligent, gifted with sense
8Latinsēnsusfaculty or power of perceiving; perception, feeling, sensation, sense
9Dutchcensusa census
10Latincensuscensus, a registering of the populace and their...
11LatincenseoI give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I...
12Proto-Italickensēōto give an opinion
13Proto-Italickensējō
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-éh₁-ye-ti
15Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-to announce, to proclaim; to put in order

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 ḱens-