Etymology of the English word overrule
the English word
overrulederived from the English word
rulederived from the Old French word
riulederived from the Classical Latin word
regula (ruler, straight edge; basic principle)
using the Proto-Indo-European prefix
reg- (to move in a straight line)
derived from the Old French word
reulederived from the Classical Latin word
regula (ruler, straight edge; basic principle)
using the Proto-Indo-European prefix
reg- (to move in a straight line)
using the English prefix
over-derived from the English word
overderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*uberiderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*uperDerivations in English
overruled,
overrulingUsage
Word found in Modern English