Where does “overinclusiveness” come from?
overinclusiveness (English) comes from English overinclusive, from English inclusive, from Middle French inclusif, from Medieval Latin inclusivus, from Latin inclusus, from Latin inclūdō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
overinclusiveness (English): The quality of being overinclusive
Definitions
- The quality of being overinclusive
Ancestry of “overinclusiveness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | overinclusive | Too inclusive; tending to include too much |
| 2 | English | inclusive | Including everything within its scope; Including... |
| 3 | Middle French | inclusif | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | inclusivus | — |
| 5 | Latin | inclusus | confined, enclosed; bound, restrained; included,... |
| 6 | Latin | inclūdō | — |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 8 | Latin | în | — |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |