Etymology

overproportionate

Today it means: overproportioned Full definition →

English proportionate ← Latin prōportiōnātus ← Middle English over-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Latinprōportiōnātus
  8. Englishproportionate
  9. English todayoverproportionate

From over- + proportionate.

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