Where does “overparenting” come from?

overparenting (English) comes from English parenting, from English parent, from Middle French parent, from Old French parent, from Latin parēns, from Latin pariō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō — he, she.

overparenting (English): Excessive parenting, as by being overprotective...

Definitions

  1. Excessive parenting, as by being overprotective...

Ancestry of “overparenting”, step by step

overparenting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English parenting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishparentingThe process of raising and educating a child from...
2EnglishparentOne of the two persons from whom one is...
3Middle Frenchparentparent
4Old Frenchparentparent
5Latinparēnsparent, mother, father
6Latinpariōto bear, to give birth to
7Latin-iō
8Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she

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-
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