Where does “overseriousness” come from?
overseriousness (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.
overseriousness (English): Quality of being excessively serious
Definitions
- Quality of being excessively serious
Ancestry of “overseriousness”, step by step
overseriousness 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |