Where does “oversignification” come from?
oversignification (English) comes from English signification, from Old French significacion, from Latin significatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
oversignification (English): The process or result of oversignifying; (attachment of) excessive significance (to something)
Definitions
- The process or result of oversignifying; (attachment of) excessive significance (to something)
Ancestry of “oversignification”, step by step
oversignification traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English signification
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | signification | The act of signifying, or something that is... |
| 2 | Old French | significacion | — |
| 3 | Latin | significatio | signal, sign, mark, token; applause; meaning,... |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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- | — |