Where does “oversedate” come from?
oversedate (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-.
oversedate (English): To sedate excessively
Definitions
- To sedate excessively
Ancestry of “oversedate”, step by step
oversedate 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 sedate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sedate | Remaining composed and dignified, and avoiding... |
| 2 | Latin | sedatus | allayed, calmed, appeased; ended |
| 3 | Latin | sedo | I allay, settle, still, calm, assuage or appease;... |
| 4 | Latin | sedeō | to sit, to be seated |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sedēō | sit, be sitting, be seated |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |