Where does “надто” come from?
надто (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian над, from Old East Slavic надъ, from Proto-Slavic nadъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nōda, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nō-dʰh₁-o-m.
надто (Ukrainian): too excessively
Definitions
- too excessively
Ancestry of “надто”, step by step
надто traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian над
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | над | above, over + instrumental case |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | надъ | above, over |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | nadъ | over, above |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nōda | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nō-dʰh₁-o-m | — |