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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

  1. The quality of being overinclusive

Ancestry of “overinclusiveness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoverinclusiveToo inclusive; tending to include too much
2EnglishinclusiveIncluding everything within its scope; Including...
3Middle Frenchinclusif—
4Medieval Latininclusivus—
5Latininclususconfined, enclosed; bound, restrained; included,...
6Latininclūdō—
7Latinīn-—
8Latinîn—
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →