Where does “overpenetrate” come from?

overpenetrate (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-.

overpenetrate (English): To pass completely through a target and out the other side, potentially striking another person or object located further downrange

Definitions

  1. To pass completely through a target and out the other side, potentially striking another person or object located further downrange

Ancestry of “overpenetrate”, step by step

overpenetrate 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 penetrate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpenetrateTo enter into; to make way into the interior of;...
2Latinpenētrātus
3Latinpenētrōto enter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér
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