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

  1. To edit something too much

Ancestry of “overedit”, step by step

overedit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English edit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisheditA change to the text of a document; A change in...
2EnglisheditorA person who edits or makes changes to documents;...
3Medieval Latineditorsecond/third-person singular future passive...
4Latinēditoreditor, publisher
5Latinēditusbrought forth, having been brought forth; ejected, having been ejected, discharged, having been discharged
6Latinedōto eat
7Latin-ilis-ile
8Proto-Italic-elis
9Proto-Indo-European-elis
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

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 -lós