Where does “overprompt” come from?

overprompt (English) comes from English prompt, from Middle French prompt, from Latin prōmptus, from Latin prōmō, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr — to fit, to fix, to put together.

overprompt (English): Too prompt or eager; precipitate

Definitions

  1. Too prompt or eager; precipitate

Ancestry of “overprompt”, step by step

overprompt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English prompt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpromptQuick; acting without delay; On time; punctual;...
2Middle Frenchprompt
3Latinprōmptusa taking forth
4Latinprōmōto take or bring out or forth, produce, bring to light
5Latinprōfor
6Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
7Latinrēōrto reckon, calculate
8Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

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 Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-Every word from Proto-Italic rēōr