Where does “overprecise” come from?

overprecise (English) comes from English precise, from Middle French précis, from Latin praecīsus, from Latin praecīdō, from Latin prae, from Proto-Italic prai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

overprecise (English): Excessively precise; more accurate than is needed

Definitions

  1. Excessively precise; more accurate than is needed

Ancestry of “overprecise”, step by step

overprecise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English precise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpreciseexact, accurate; consistent, clustered close...
2Middle Frenchprécis
3Latinpraecīsusshortened, severed
4Latinpraecīdōto cut off in front or through; shorten; sever, separate
5Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
6Proto-Italicpraibefore; in front of
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

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-

Words derived from “overprecise

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-