'overprice' originates from the combination of 'over-' meaning 'excessively' and 'price' meaning 'the amount of money expected, required, or given in payment for something'.

'overprice' evolved from the Middle English word 'overprisen', which combined 'over-' and 'prisen', meaning 'to value or appraise'.

Initially, it meant 'to value something excessively', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'setting a price too high'.