Where does “overexploit” come from?

overexploit (English) comes from English over, from Middle English over, from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

overexploit (English): to exploit excessively

Definitions

  1. to exploit excessively

Ancestry of “overexploit”, step by step

overexploit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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-

via English exploit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexploitA heroic or extraordinary deed; An achievement; A...
2Old Frenchesploitincome; revenue; act; action; profit; advantage
3Old FrenchespleitAlternative form of esploit
4LatinexplicitusAlternative form of explicātus; disentangled,...
5LatinexplicoI unfold, unfurl, uncoil, loosen, undo; I deploy,...
6Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér