Where does “under erasure” come from?
under erasure (English) comes from French sous, from Middle French soubs, from Old French soz, from Latin subtus, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
Ancestry of “under erasure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | sous | below, under; plural of sou; money |
| 2 | Middle French | soubs | under; underneath |
| 3 | Old French | soz | — |
| 4 | Latin | subtus | below, underneath, beneath |
| 5 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | supo | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |