Where does “overprominent” come from?

overprominent (English) comes from English prominent, from French prominent, from Latin prōminēns, from Latin prōmineō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

overprominent (English): Excessively prominent

Definitions

  1. Excessively prominent

Ancestry of “overprominent”, step by step

overprominent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English prominent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishprominentstanding out, or projecting; jutting;...
2Frenchprominent
3Latinprōminēnsprominent, jutting out, projecting
4Latinprōmineōto stand or jut out; to project, overhang; to be prominent
5Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
6Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

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-

Words derived from “overprominent

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-