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