Where does “overexcitation” come from?

overexcitation (English) comes from English excitation, from Old French excitation, from Latin excitatio, from Latin excitō, from Latin excieo, from Latin ex-, from Latin e, from Latin ex — a wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...

overexcitation (English): Excessive excitation

Definitions

  1. Excessive excitation

Ancestry of “overexcitation”, step by step

overexcitation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English excitation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexcitationThe act of exciting or putting in motion; the act...
2Old Frenchexcitation
3Latinexcitatiowakening; rousing; excitation
4Latinexcitōto call forth: to rouse, awaken, summon
5LatinexcieoAlternative form of exciō; call out, arouse,...
6Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
7LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
8LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
9Latincommūnicōto impart, share
10Latincommūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
11Old Latincom(m)oinis
12Proto-Italickommoiniscommon
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
15Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
16Middle Englishkyt
17Middle Dutchkittea wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...

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 Middle Dutch kitteEvery word from Middle English kytEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱe