overthrowal

overthrowal

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-
English throw
English overthrow
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English overthrowal

    From overthrow + -al.

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /əʊvəˈθɹəʊəl/

    Noun

    overthrowal (plural overthrowals)

    1. The act of overthrowing something or someone.
      • 1942, Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, Canongate, published 2006, →ISBN, page 818:
        So he will interfere with natural growth by subjecting himself to unnatural discipline and putting himself to impossible tasks, such as the upsetting of kings and the overthrowal of empires.
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