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
- Overly superlative; of excessive superlativeness
Ancestry of “oversuperlative”, step by step
oversuperlative traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English superlative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | superlative | The highest extent or degree of something; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | superlatyf | — |
| 3 | Old French | superlatif | superlative |
| 4 | Latin | superlātīvus | superlative of an adjective |
| 5 | Latin | superlātus | — |
| 6 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 7 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 8 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
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-Germanic | ōferaz | edge; shore |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₁/h₂peros | — |