Where does “overexploitative” come from?
overexploitative (English) comes from English exploitative, from English exploit, from Old French esploit, from Old French espleit, from Latin explicitus, from Latin explico, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
overexploitative (English): Excessively exploitative
Definitions
- Excessively exploitative
Ancestry of “overexploitative”, step by step
overexploitative traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English exploitative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exploitative | In the nature of exploitation; acting to exploit... |
| 2 | English | exploit | A heroic or extraordinary deed; An achievement; A... |
| 3 | Old French | esploit | income; revenue; act; action; profit; advantage |
| 4 | Old French | espleit | Alternative form of esploit |
| 5 | Latin | explicitus | Alternative form of explicātus; disentangled,... |
| 6 | Latin | explico | I unfold, unfurl, uncoil, loosen, undo; I deploy,... |
| 7 | Latin | plicō | to fold, bend or flex; to roll up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via English over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 2 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 3 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |