Where does “オーバーライド” come from?

オーバーライド (Japanese) comes from English override, from Middle English overriden, from Old English oferrīdan, from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

オーバーライド (Japanese): override

Definitions

  1. override

Ancestry of “オーバーライド”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoverrideTo ride across or beyond something; To ride a...
2Middle EnglishoverridenTo tread over or squash someone or something on...
3Old Englishoferrīdanto ride over
4Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
5Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
6Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér