Where does “overdisclosure” come from?

overdisclosure (English) comes from English over, from Middle English over, from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

overdisclosure (English): Excessive disclosure

Definitions

  1. Excessive disclosure

Ancestry of “overdisclosure”, step by step

overdisclosure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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-

via English disclosure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdisclosureThe act of revealing something; The making known...
2Latinclaususclosed, inaccessible; having been closed;...
3Latinclauderepresent active infinitive of claudō;...
4LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
5Proto-Italicklaudōclose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-