Where does “underabundance” come from?
underabundance (English) comes from English abundance, from Middle English abundaunce, from Old French habundance, from Latin abundantia, from Latin abundō, from Latin undō, from Latin unda, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
underabundance (English): A less than normal, or insufficient, abundance
Definitions
- A less than normal, or insufficient, abundance
Ancestry of “underabundance”, step by step
underabundance traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English abundance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abundance | A large quantity; many; An overflowing fullness... |
| 2 | Middle English | abundaunce | — |
| 3 | Old French | habundance | Alternative form of abondance |
| 4 | Latin | abundantia | abundance; vocative singular of abundantia;... |
| 5 | Latin | abundō | to overflow, flow over or down |
| 6 | Latin | undō | to rise in waves |
| 7 | Latin | unda | wave; billow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |