English
overexhaustion
Overexhaustion comes from Latin exhauriō ‘to draw out, empty by drawing, deplete’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- ‘to become light’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ews-‘to become light’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ews-ye-tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*auziōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhauriō‘to draw, drain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexhauriō‘to draw out, empty by drawing, deplete’
- Medieval Latinmodernexhaustiō
- English1500–presentexhaustion
- Englishtodayoverexhaustion
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ews-‘to become light’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ews-ye-tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*auziōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhauriō‘to draw, drain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexhauriō‘to draw out, empty by drawing, deplete’
- Medieval Latinmodernexhaustiō
- English1500–presentexhaustion
- Englishtodayoverexhaustion
A compound of over- + exhaustion
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- ‘to become light’
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Proto-Italic *auziō
Latin hauriō ‘to draw, drain’
Medieval Latin exhauriō ‘to draw out, empty by drawing, deplete’
Medieval Latin exhaustiō
English exhaustion
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- ‘to become light’
or, air, east, plane, aerial, malaria, aurora, aria, aura, aero, oriel, aureus, aurelia, oriole, austral, aurum, 60 more
through Proto-Italic *auziō
through Latin hauriō ‘to draw, drain’
through Latin exhauriō ‘to draw out, empty by drawing, deplete’
Today it means
noun Excessive exhaustion.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- / overexhaustion