Where does “overlegislation” come from?

overlegislation (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-.

overlegislation (English): excessive legislation

Definitions

  1. excessive legislation

Ancestry of “overlegislation”, step by step

overlegislation 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 legislation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlegislationThe act of legislating; preparation and enactment...
2Late Latinlegislatiothe giving of the law
3Latinlegisgenitive singular of lēx; second-person singular...
4LatinlegoI choose, select, appoint; I collect, gather,...
5Latinlexa proposition or motion for a law made to the...
6Proto-Italiclēg-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-