Where does “surfeit” come from?
Surfeit comes from Middle English surfeite, from Anglo-Norman surfet, from Old French sorfait, the past participle of surfaire, composed of sur- and faire meaning "to do or make excessively."
surfeit (English): An excessive amount of something; Overindulgence...
Definitions
- An excessive amount of something; Overindulgence...
Ancestry of “surfeit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | surfeite | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | surfet | — |
| 3 | Old French | surfaire | to augment, exaggerate, exceed |
| 4 | Old French | sur- | over, on top of |
| 5 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 6 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 7 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |