Where does “misunderstate” come from?
misunderstate (English) comes from English understate, from English State, from Middle English stat, from Old French estat, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti.
misunderstate (English): To understate by mistake
Definitions
- To understate by mistake
Ancestry of “misunderstate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | understate | To state with less completeness than needed; to... |
| 2 | English | State | A current governing polity; The current governing... |
| 3 | Middle English | stat | condition |
| 4 | Old French | estat | state; government; condition |
| 5 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 6 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |