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Where does “overexplain” come from?

overexplain (English) comes from English explain, from Middle English explanen, from Old French explaner, from Latin explanō, from Latin planō, from Latin plānus, from Ancient Greek πλάνος, from Ancient Greek πλανάω.

overexplain (English): To explain at unnecessary length or in too much...

Definitions

  1. To explain at unnecessary length or in too much...

Ancestry of “overexplain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexplainTo make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to...
2Middle Englishexplanen—
3Old Frenchexplaner—
4Latinexplanō—
5Latinplanō—
6Latinplānus—
7Ancient Greekπλάνοςwandering
8Ancient Greekπλανάωto make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpl-néh₂-ti—
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