Where does “oversureness” come from?
oversureness (English) comes from English oversure, from English sure, from Middle English sure, from Middle French sur, from Old French seür, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri.
oversureness (English): The state of being oversure
Definitions
- The state of being oversure
Ancestry of “oversureness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oversure | Excessively sure |
| 2 | English | sure | Physically secure and certain, non-failing,... |
| 3 | Middle English | sure | safe, protected; fortified, well-defended,... |
| 4 | Middle French | sur | — |
| 5 | Old French | seür | Alternative form of seur; sure |
| 6 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 7 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |