Where does “oversuperlative” come from?

oversuperlative (English) comes from English superlative, from Middle English superlatyf, from Old French superlatif, from Latin superlātīvus, from Latin superlātus, from Latin super-, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper.

oversuperlative (English): Overly superlative; of excessive superlativeness

Definitions

  1. Overly superlative; of excessive superlativeness

Ancestry of “oversuperlative”, step by step

oversuperlative traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English superlative

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuperlativeThe highest extent or degree of something; The...
2Middle Englishsuperlatyf
3Old Frenchsuperlatifsuperlative
4Latinsuperlātīvussuperlative of an adjective
5Latinsuperlātus
6Latinsuper-super-; over, above
7Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
8Latineks-uper
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
10Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
11Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via English over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
2Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
3Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
4Proto-Germanicōferazedge; shore
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₁/h₂peros
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-
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