Where does “overpatient” come from?

overpatient (English) comes from English over, from Middle English over, from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

overpatient (English): Excessively patient

Definitions

  1. Excessively patient

Ancestry of “overpatient”, step by step

overpatient traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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-

via English patient

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpatientWilling to wait if necessary; not losing one's...
2Middle EnglishpacientAble or willing to bear pain or suffering
3Middle Frenchpatient
4Old Frenchpacient
5Latinpatiēnssuffering, enduring
6LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér