Etymology

overproduce

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Today it means: To produce more of something than one can use or sell. Full definition →

English produce ← Middle English produce ← Latin prōdūcō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  11. Proto-Italic*pro-
  12. Latinprō-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  15. Proto-Italic*doukō
  16. Latindūcō
  17. Latinprōdūcō
  18. Middle Englishproduce
  19. Englishproduce
  20. English todayoverproduce

From over- + produce.

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