Where does “overrestore” come from?

overrestore (English) comes from English over, from Middle English over, from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

overrestore (English): To impair by restoring it too enthusiastically

Definitions

  1. To impair by restoring it too enthusiastically

Ancestry of “overrestore”, step by step

overrestore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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-

via English restore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrestoreTo reestablish, or bring back into existence; To...
2Middle Englishrestoren
3Old Frenchrestorerto restore
4Latinrēstaurōto restore
5Latinrĕ-back, backwards
6Proto-Italic*wre-re-, more specifically
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-
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