Where does “underassess” come from?
underassess (English) comes from English assess, from Middle English assessen, from Old French assesser, from Medieval Latin assessare, from Latin assessus, from Latin assideō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
underassess (English): To assess at too low a value
Definitions
- To assess at too low a value
Ancestry of “underassess”, step by step
underassess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English assess
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | assess | To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | assessen | to assess |
| 3 | Old French | assesser | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | assessare | — |
| 5 | Latin | assessus | seated beside one; a sitting beside someone |
| 6 | Latin | assideō | to sit by or near someone or something |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |