Where does “overseamer” come from?
overseamer (English) comes from English overseam, from English seam, from Middle English seem, from Old English sēam, from Proto-West Germanic saum, from Late Latin sauma, from Latin sagma, from Ancient Greek σάγμα — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.
overseamer (English): A machine for overseaming
Definitions
- A machine for overseaming
Ancestry of “overseamer”, step by step
overseamer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English overseam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | overseam | A seam in which the thread is at each stitch passed over the edges sewn together |
| 2 | English | seam | A folded-back and stitched piece of fabric;... |
| 3 | Middle English | seem | A seam in fabric |
| 4 | Old English | sēam | seam; a burden |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | saum | stitch, seam, hem, edge; a load, burden;... |
| 6 | Late Latin | sauma | packsaddle; burden saddle, burden |
| 7 | Latin | sagma | saddle |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σάγμα | A covering, a clothing; the covering of a shield;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σάττω | to stuff quite full, cram, pack; to press close,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | twenk- | to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |