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Where does “underarticulation” come from?

underarticulation (English) comes from English articulation, from Middle English articulacioun, from Old French articulacion, from Latin articulatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

underarticulation (English): Deliberately leaving an utterance indistinct or...

Definitions

  1. Deliberately leaving an utterance indistinct or...

Ancestry of “underarticulation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharticulationA joint or the collection of joints at which...
2Middle Englisharticulacioun—
3Old Frencharticulacion—
4Latinarticulatiojointed structure, division into joints; clarity...
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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