Etymology of overarching by etymonline
Halloween | Etymology of the name Halloween by etymonline
Old English halgian "to make holy, sanctify; to honor as holy, consecrate, ordain," related to halig "holy," from Proto-Germanic *hailagon (source also of Old ...
Etymology of excessive by etymonline
late 14c., exceden, "to go beyond," from Old French exceder (14c.) "exceed, surpass, go too far," from Latin excedere "depart, go beyond, be in ...
Etymology of overalls by etymonline
As an adjective from Old English uffera. The senses of "past, done, finished; through the whole extent, from beginning to end" are attested from ...
Etymology of prevalence by etymonline
1590s, "fact of having mastery," from French prévalence (15c.), from Medieval Latin praevalentia "superior force," from Latin praevalens.
Etymology of metathesis by etymonline
word-forming element of Greek origin meaning 1. "after, behind; among, between," 2. "changed, altered," 3. "higher, beyond;" from Greek meta ...
Etymology of etymon by etymonline
"primitive word," 1570s, from Greek etymon, neuter of etymos "true, real, actual" (see etymology). Classical Greek used etymon as an adverb, " ...
Etymology of overbearing by etymonline
Meaning "to bear down by weight of physical force, overpower," is from 1535 (in Coverdale), originally nautical, of an overwhelming wind; ...
Etymology of overboard by etymonline
As an adjective from Old English uffera. The senses of "past, done, finished; through the whole extent, from beginning to end" are attested from ...
Etymology of avoid by etymonline
The sense of "action of dodging or shunning" is recorded from early 15c.; it also meant "action of making legally invalid" (1620s), and, of an ...
Etymology of intrinsic by etymonline
late 15c., "interior, inward, internal," from Old French intrinsèque "inner" (14c.), from Medieval Latin intrinsecus "interior, internal," from Latin ...
Etymology of throughout by etymonline
"quite through," Middle English thurgh-out, from late Old English þurhut "completely through, in at one end or side of and out another" (now ...
Etymology of overexcitement by etymonline
1600, "something that tends to excite," from excite + -ment. Meaning "condition of mental and emotional agitation" is from 1846. over-.
Etymology of obsolete by etymonline
This is of uncertain origin. An old guess connects it to the source of Latin sodalis "close companion," and suescere "become used to," but de ...
Etymology of extend by etymonline
"to value, assess," from Anglo-French estendre (late 13c.), Old French estendre "stretch… See origin and meaning of extend.
Etymology of metanalysis by etymonline
word-forming element of Greek origin meaning 1. "after, behind; among, between," 2. "changed, altered," 3. "higher, beyond;" from Greek meta ...
Etymology of oversight by etymonline
Meaning "an omission of notice, a mistake of inadvertence, fact of passing over without seeing" attested from late 15c.; compare oversee. also ...
Etymology of reintroduction by etymonline
late 14c., "act of bringing into existence," from Old French introduccion (14c.) and directly from Latin introductionem (nominative ...
Etymology of metamathematics by etymonline
word-forming element of Greek origin meaning 1. "after, behind; among, between," 2. "changed, altered," 3. "higher, beyond;" from Greek meta ...
Etymology of overwhelmed by etymonline
Meaning "to submerge completely" is early 15c. Perhaps the connecting notion is a boat, etc., washed over, and overset, by a big wave.
relevance | Etymology of relevance by etymonline
word-forming element attached to verbs to form abstract nouns of process or fact (convergence from converge), or of state or quality (absence ...