Where does “overtalented” come from?
overtalented (English) comes from English over, from Middle English over, from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
overtalented (English): Having excessive talent
Definitions
- Having excessive talent
Ancestry of “overtalented”, step by step
overtalented traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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- | — |
via English talented
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | talented | Endowed with one or more talents |
| 2 | English | talent | A marked natural ability or skill; A unit of... |
| 3 | Middle English | talent | A talent ancient unit of money or weight |
| 4 | Old French | talent | desire; wish |
| 5 | Latin | talentum | A Grecian weight, which contained sixty minae or... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τάλαντον | balance, scale; anything weighed |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tl̥h₂ent- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | telh₂- | to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom |