Where does “überdosieren” come from?
überdosieren (German) comes from German dosieren, from French doser, from French dose, from Latin dosis, from Ancient Greek δόσις, from Ancient Greek δίδωμι, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
überdosieren (German): to overdose
Definitions
- to overdose
Ancestry of “überdosieren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | dosieren | to dose |
| 2 | French | doser | to dose; to dish out |
| 3 | French | dose | proportion; dose; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Latin | dosis | dose |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δόσις | giving, a gift; license, permission; portion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δίδωμι | I give, present, offer; I grant, allow, permit;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |