Where does “oversolicitude” come from?

oversolicitude (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-.

oversolicitude (English): Excessive solicitude

Definitions

  1. Excessive solicitude

Ancestry of “oversolicitude”, step by step

oversolicitude traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
2Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
3Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
4Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
5Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via English solicitude

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsolicitudeThe state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind...
2Old Frenchsollicitude
3Latinsollicitūdōanxiety, worry, concern, uneasiness
4LatinsollicitusThoroughly moved, agitated or disturbed;...
5Latinsolluswhole, entire, unbroken
6Proto-Italicsolnos
7Proto-Indo-Europeansol(h₂)nós
8Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér