Etymology of the English word overmatter
the English word
overmatterusing the English prefix
over-derived from the English word
overderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*uberiderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*uperderived from the English word
matterderived from the Old French word
materederived from the Latin word
materia (material, matter, substance; means, occasion, condition effecting action; wood, lumber, timber)
derived from the Late Latin word
mater (mother; mother, foster mother; lady)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*māter- (mother)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
