Where does “overexfoliation” come from?

overexfoliation (English) comes from English exfoliation, from Latin exfoliare, from Latin exfoliō, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.

overexfoliation (English): excessive exfoliation

Definitions

  1. excessive exfoliation

Ancestry of “overexfoliation”, step by step

overexfoliation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English exfoliation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexfoliationThe scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral,...
2Latinexfoliarepresent active infinitive of exfoliō;...
3Latinexfoliōto strip of leaves
4Latinfoliuma leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper
5Proto-Italic*foljom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃yomleaf
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

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 bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-