Where does “undercarboxylated” come from?

undercarboxylated (English) comes from English under, from Middle English under, from Old English under, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

undercarboxylated (English): Inadequately carboxylated

Definitions

  1. Inadequately carboxylated

Ancestry of “undercarboxylated”, step by step

undercarboxylated traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English under

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunderIn or at a lower level than; As a subject of;...
2Middle Englishunderunder
3Old Englishunderunder, beneath
4Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

via English carboxylated

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcarboxylatedsimple past tense and past participle of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁enEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entérEvery word from Proto-Germanic under