Where does “overexquisite” come from?

overexquisite (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-.

overexquisite (English): Excessively exquisite; too exact or careful

Definitions

  1. Excessively exquisite; too exact or careful

Ancestry of “overexquisite”, step by step

overexquisite 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 exquisite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexquisiteEspecially fine or pleasing; exceptional;...
2Latinexquīsītussought out, searched for, hunted up, ascertained, having been sought out
3LatinexquiroI seek out, search for or hunt up; I inquire into
4Latinquaerōto seek, look for
5Proto-Italickʷaizeō
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂-to acquire

Words derived from “overexquisite

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér