Where does “oversusceptible” come from?
oversusceptible (English) comes from English susceptible, from Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin susceptus, from Latin suscipio, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
oversusceptible (English): Excessively susceptible
Definitions
- Excessively susceptible
Ancestry of “oversusceptible”, step by step
oversusceptible traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English susceptible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | susceptible | likely to be affected by something; easily... |
| 2 | Late Latin | susceptibilis | acceptable; susceptible |
| 3 | Latin | susceptus | taken up, having been taken up, acknowledged,... |
| 4 | Latin | suscipio | I take up, acknowledge; I undertake, assume,... |
| 5 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
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- | — |