myEtymology.com: English etymology of overstate

Etymology of the English word overstate

the English word overstate

derived from the English word state

derived from the Old French word estat

derived from the Latin word status (appointed; position, situation, condition)

derived from the Latin word stare (to stand; stand, stand still, stand firm)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *stā-

using the English prefix over-

derived from the English word over

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *uberi

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *uper