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Where does “overtout” come from?

overtout (English) comes from English tout, from French tout, from Middle French tout, from Old French tôt, from Vulgar Latin tōttus, from Latin tōtus, from Latin tot, from Proto-Indo-European toti — this; that.

overtout (English): To tout to excess

Definitions

  1. To tout to excess

Ancestry of “overtout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtoutSomeone advertising for customers in an...
2Frenchtoutwhole, entirety, total; all; everything
3Middle Frenchtoutall; all of; all; completely; totally; entirely
4Old Frenchtôt—
5Vulgar Latintōttus—
6Latintōtus—
7Latintotso many
8Proto-Indo-Europeantoti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
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