Where does “overviolent” come from?

overviolent (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-.

overviolent (English): Excessively violent

Definitions

  1. Excessively violent

Ancestry of “overviolent”, step by step

overviolent 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 violent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishviolentInvolving extreme force or motion; Involving...
2Middle EnglishviolentViolent, forcible, injury-causing; Potent,...
3Old Frenchviolentviolent using violence
4Latinviolentusforcible, violent, vehement; impetuous;...
5Latin-entusadjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,...
6Latincruentusbloody in its various senses, "particularly:"
7Latincruorblood, gore; murder, bloodshed
8Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-
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