'overdramatize' originates from the prefix 'over-' meaning 'excessively' and the word 'dramatize,' which comes from the Greek word 'drama,' meaning 'action or play.'

'dramatize' transformed from the Greek word 'drama' and eventually became the modern English word 'dramatize' through Latin and French influences.

Initially, it meant 'to make something into a drama,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to exaggerate the dramatic aspects of something.'