Where does “overstratify” come from?
overstratify (English) comes from English stratify, from French stratifier, from French strate, from Latin strātum, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
overstratify (English): To stratify excessively
Definitions
- To stratify excessively
Ancestry of “overstratify”, step by step
overstratify traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stratify
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stratify | To become separated out into distinct layers or... |
| 2 | French | stratifier | to stratify |
| 3 | French | strate | stratum |
| 4 | Latin | strātum | a bed-covering, coverlet, quilt, blanket |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
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- | — |