Where does “overannotation” come from?

overannotation (English) comes from English annotation, from Latin annotātiōnem, from Latin annotātus, from Latin annotare, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

overannotation (English): Excessive annotation

Definitions

  1. Excessive annotation

Ancestry of “overannotation”, step by step

overannotation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English annotation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishannotationa critical or explanatory commentary or analysis;...
2Latinannotātiōnem
3Latinannotātus
4Latinannotarepresent active infinitive of annotō;...
5Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
6Latinīn-un-, non-, not
7Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
2Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
3Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
4Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
5Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én