Where does “underachieve” come from?
underachieve (English) comes from English achieve, from Middle English acheven, from Anglo-Norman achever, from Old French achever, from Latin accapāre, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille — that.
underachieve (English): To achieve less than expected; to fail to fulfil...
Definitions
- To achieve less than expected; to fail to fulfil...
Ancestry of “underachieve”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | achieve | To succeed in something, now especially in... |
| 2 | Middle English | acheven | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | achever | — |
| 4 | Old French | achever | — |
| 5 | Latin | accapāre | finish |
| 6 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 7 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 8 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 9 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |