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Where does “overrelaxation” come from?

overrelaxation (English) comes from English relaxation, from Latin relaxatio, from Latin relaxo, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

overrelaxation (English): A technique which, when applied iteratively, can...

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  1. A technique which, when applied iteratively, can...

Ancestry of “overrelaxation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrelaxationThe act of relaxing or the state of being...
2Latinrelaxatiorelaxation
3LatinrelaxoI stretch out or widen again; unloose, loosen,...
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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