overaccommodation

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *-er

Proto-Indo-European *upér

Proto-Germanic *uber

Old English ofer-

Middle English over-

English over-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Italic *ad

Proto-Italic *ad-

Latin ad-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin com-

Proto-Indo-European *med-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *médos

Proto-Italic *medos

Latin modus

Latin commodusnom.

Latin commodum

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin commodō

Latin accommodō

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin accommodātiōnemlbor.

French accommodationbor.

English accommodation

English overaccommodation

From over- + accommodation.

Noun

overaccommodation (uncountable)

1. (sociolinguistics) excessive convergence; the situation where a speaker is overaccommodative
2. (ophthalmology) The improper adjustment of the eye muscles so that the focal point of a target image falls behind the retina.
3. The provision of excessive concessions and accommodation to another's desires.