Where does “overclassification” come from?
overclassification (English) comes from English classification, from French classification, from French -ation, from Middle French -ation, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
overclassification (English): Excessive classification
Ancestry of “overclassification”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | classification | The act of forming into a class or classes; a... |
| 2 | French | classification | classification |
| 3 | French | -ation | -ation |
| 4 | Middle French | -ation | -ation |
| 5 | Old French | -ation | -ation |
| 6 | Latin | -ātiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |