Where does “overrequest” come from?
overrequest (English) comes from English request, from Middle English request, from Old French requeste, from Vulgar Latin requaesita, from Latin requīsīta, from Latin requīrō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
overrequest (English): To request too much or too often
Definitions
- To request too much or too often
Ancestry of “overrequest”, step by step
overrequest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English request
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | request | To ask for; To ask to do something; Act of... |
| 2 | Middle English | request | A request or petition; a pleading or asking; What... |
| 3 | Old French | requeste | request; demand |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | requaesita | — |
| 5 | Latin | requīsīta | — |
| 6 | Latin | requīrō | to look after, seek or search for; seek to know, ask or inquire after |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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- | — |