Where does “oversanguine” come from?
oversanguine (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-.
oversanguine (English): Too sanguine; overconfident, too disposed to...
Definitions
- Too sanguine; overconfident, too disposed to...
Ancestry of “oversanguine”, step by step
oversanguine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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- | — |
via English sanguine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sanguine | Having the colour of blood; blood red; Having a... |
| 2 | Middle English | sanguine | Having a bloody-red hue; coloured in sanguine or... |
| 3 | Old French | sanguin | — |
| 4 | Latin | sanguineus | of blood, bloody; bloodthirsty; blood-coloured |
| 5 | Latin | sanguīs | blood |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *sangwens | blood |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁sh₂-én- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésh₂r̥ | blood |