'over-description' originates from the prefix 'over-' meaning 'excessive' and the word 'description' from Latin 'descriptio', where 'de-' meant 'down' and 'scribere' meant 'to write'.

'description' changed from the Latin word 'descriptio' and eventually became the modern English word 'description'.

Initially, 'description' meant 'a written account', but over time it evolved to include verbal accounts and detailed portrayals.