Where does “overtranscription” come from?
overtranscription (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-.
overtranscription (English): Excessive transcription
Definitions
- Excessive transcription
Ancestry of “overtranscription”, step by step
overtranscription 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 transcription
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transcription | The act or process of transcribing; Something... |
| 2 | Middle French | transcription | — |
| 3 | Latin | transcriptiōnem | — |
| 4 | Latin | trānscrībō | to transfer in writing, copy off, transcribe |
| 5 | Latin | scrībō | to write |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |