Where does “overrealistic” come from?
overrealistic (English) comes from English realistic, from English realist, from English real, from Middle English real, from Old French reel, from Latin reālis, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
overrealistic (English): Excessively realistic
Definitions
- Excessively realistic
Ancestry of “overrealistic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | realistic | Expressed or represented as being accurate,... |
| 2 | English | realist | An advocate of realism; one who believes that... |
| 3 | English | real | True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent;... |
| 4 | Middle English | real | real, true, factual; concerning possessions;... |
| 5 | Old French | reel | — |
| 6 | Latin | reālis | real |
| 7 | Latin | rēs | thing, object, stuff |
| 8 | Latin | vindicatio | civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;... |
| 9 | Latin | vindicō | to lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi) |
| 10 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 11 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 12 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 13 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 14 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 15 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 16 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 17 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 18 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 19 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |