Where does “overrotate” come from?

overrotate (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-.

overrotate (English): To rotate too far

Definitions

  1. To rotate too far

Ancestry of “overrotate”, step by step

overrotate 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 rotate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrotateTo spin, turn, or revolve; To advance through a...
2Latinrotātusrevolved
3Latinrotōto turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandish
4LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
5Proto-Italicrotā
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér
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