Where does “overdosage” come from?

overdosage (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-.

overdosage (English): Excessive dosage; taking too much of a...

Definitions

  1. Excessive dosage; taking too much of a...

Ancestry of “overdosage”, step by step

overdosage 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 dosage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdosageThe administration of a medication etc, in a...
2Frenchdosagedosage (measured amount of a medication)
3Frenchdoseproportion; dose; first-person singular present...
4Latindosisdose
5Ancient Greekδόσιςgiving, a gift; license, permission; portion
6Ancient GreekδίδωμιI give, present, offer; I grant, allow, permit;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-