Where does “overmedicalization” come from?

overmedicalization (English) comes from English medicalization, from English -ization, from English -ation, from Middle English -acioun, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

overmedicalization (English): excessive medicalization

Definitions

  1. excessive medicalization

Ancestry of “overmedicalization”, step by step

overmedicalization traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English medicalization

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmedicalizationThe act or process of medicalizing
2English-izationA suffix forming nouns denoting the act, process,...
3English-ationAn action or process; The result of an action or...
4Middle English-aciounForms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,...
5Old French-ationation
6Latin-ātiō
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

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 Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-