Etymology

oversample

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Today it means: An additional sample of a subpopulation, above and beyond the portion of a main sample that already belongs to that subpopulation. Full definition →

English sample ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer-
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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. Englishsample
  8. English todayoversample

From over- + sample.

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