Where does “overpedal” come from?
overpedal (English) comes from English pedal, from French pédale, from Italian pedale, from Latin pedalis, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
overpedal (English): To overuse the sustaining pedal of a piano,...
Definitions
- To overuse the sustaining pedal of a piano,...
Ancestry of “overpedal”, step by step
overpedal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pedal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pedal | A lever operated by one's foot that is used to... |
| 2 | French | pédale | pedal; queer, homo; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Italian | pedale | pedal; treadle; foot |
| 4 | Latin | pedalis | foot; measuring one foot long |
| 5 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
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- | — |