Where does “overedit” come from?
overedit (English) comes from English edit, from English editor, from Medieval Latin editor, from Latin ēditor, from Latin ēditus, from Latin edō, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
overedit (English): To edit something too much
Definitions
- To edit something too much
Ancestry of “overedit”, step by step
overedit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English edit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | edit | A change to the text of a document; A change in... |
| 2 | English | editor | A person who edits or makes changes to documents;... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | editor | second/third-person singular future passive... |
| 4 | Latin | ēditor | editor, publisher |
| 5 | Latin | ēditus | brought forth, having been brought forth; ejected, having been ejected, discharged, having been discharged |
| 6 | Latin | edō | to eat |
| 7 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 2 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 3 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |