Where does “underascertainment” come from?
underascertainment (English) comes from English ascertainment, from English ascertain, from Middle English acerteynen, from Old French acertener, from Old French certain, from Vulgar Latin certanus, from Latin certus, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
underascertainment (English): Insufficient ascertainment
Definitions
- Insufficient ascertainment
Ancestry of “underascertainment”, step by step
underascertainment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ascertainment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ascertainment | The act of ascertaining |
| 2 | English | ascertain | To find out definitely; to discover or establish;... |
| 3 | Middle English | acerteynen | — |
| 4 | Old French | acertener | to assure; to make sure of, to make certain of |
| 5 | Old French | certain | certain; sure |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | certanus | certain |
| 7 | Latin | certus | certain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |