Where does “overseriously” come from?
overseriously (English) comes from English overserious, from English serious, from Middle English seryows, from Old French serieux, from Medieval Latin seriosus, from Latin sērius, from Latin sērus, from Proto-Italic swerjos — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.
overseriously (English): In an excessively serious way
Definitions
- In an excessively serious way
Ancestry of “overseriously”, step by step
overseriously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English overserious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | overserious | Excessively serious |
| 2 | English | serious | Without humor or expression of happiness; grave... |
| 3 | Middle English | seryows | — |
| 4 | Old French | serieux | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | seriosus | serious |
| 6 | Latin | sērius | grave; earnest; serious |
| 7 | Latin | sērus | late, too late |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | swerjos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swer-yo-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swer- | to ache; to fester; wound; injury |