Where does “overtimorous” come from?
overtimorous (English) comes from English timorous, from Old French temoros, from Medieval Latin timorosus, from Latin timor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
overtimorous (English): Excessively timorous
Definitions
- Excessively timorous
Ancestry of “overtimorous”, step by step
overtimorous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English timorous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | timorous | fearful; afraid; timid |
| 2 | Old French | temoros | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | timorosus | — |
| 4 | Latin | timor | fear, dread; awe, reverence |
| 5 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
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- | — |