Where does “overvaccination” come from?

overvaccination (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-.

overvaccination (English): excessive vaccination

Definitions

  1. excessive vaccination

Ancestry of “overvaccination”, step by step

overvaccination 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 vaccination

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvaccinationInoculation with a vaccine, in order to protect...
2EnglishvacciniaAn infection of cowpox; The virus which causes...
3Latinvaccacow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwokeh₂-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér