Overtransmit

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Sending or conveying a signal, message or data in greater amounts or at a higher level than is necessary or appropriate
2. Relaying something too much, so that more is passed along or broadcast than the situation calls for
3. Communicating or passing on a quantity of information or a force beyond what is required or considered suitable

Etymology: "Overtransmit" is a plain English compound: the prefix "over-", meaning "excessively" or "too much," attached to "transmit." The prefix is Old English in origin, traceable to the Germanic root behind "over" and "above," and it has been used productively to form verbs like "overeat," "overwork," and "overheat" since the Middle Ages. The base verb "transmit" came into English in the 15th century, borrowed from Latin "transmittere," meaning "to send across," from "trans-" ("across") and "mittere" ("to send"). The word itself is a modern technical formation, most likely used in electronics, telecommunications, and radio engineering, where a device that sends a signal at too high a power or rate can interfere with other equipment. Dictionaries record it as a derived form rather than a word with a separate, older history, so its story is essentially the story of its two parts joined together.