Where does “overtube” come from?

overtube (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-.

overtube (English): A protective tube used during endoscopy,...

Definitions

  1. A protective tube used during endoscopy,...

Ancestry of “overtube”, step by step

overtube traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
2Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
3Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
4Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
5Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via English tube

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtubeAnything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape;...
2Middle Frenchtubeconduit; canal; pipe
3Latintubustube, pipe; trumpet used at sacrifices
4LatintubaA long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →