Where does “overtenderly” come from?

overtenderly (English) comes from English overtender, from English tender, from English tend, from Middle English tenden, from Middle English attenden, from Old French atendre, from Latin attendō, from Latin ad- — in.

overtenderly (English): In an overtender manner

Definitions

  1. In an overtender manner

Ancestry of “overtenderly”, step by step

overtenderly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English overtender

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishovertenderToo tender or sentimental
2EnglishtenderSensitive or painful to the touch; Easily bruised...
3EnglishtendTo make a tender of; to offer or tender; To be...
4Middle EnglishtendenTo ignite; to light or set on fire
5Middle Englishattendento attend
6Old Frenchatendreto wait
7Latinattendōto pay attention, attend (to), direct the attention towards
8Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
9Latinīn-un-, non-, not
10Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
11Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
12Proto-Italicenin
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Latin ad-