Where does “overfilter” come from?

overfilter (English) comes from English filter, from German filter, from French filtré, from Medieval Latin filtrum, from Frankish filtir, from Frankish *felt, from Proto-Germanic *felt, from Proto-Indo-European peld- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

overfilter (English): To subject to overfiltration

Definitions

  1. To subject to overfiltration

Ancestry of “overfilter”, step by step

overfilter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English filter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfilterA device which separates a suspended, dissolved,...
2Germanfilterinflection of filtern: ## first-person singular...
3Frenchfiltrépast participle of filtrer; filtered
4Medieval Latinfiltrumfelt
5Frankishfiltir
6Frankish*felt
7Proto-Germanic*felt
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeld-something beaten or compressed; felt
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

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 pel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European peld-
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