Where does “undercellar” come from?
undercellar (English) comes from English cellar, from Middle English seler, from Old French celier, from Latin cellārium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
undercellar (English): A lower cellar
Ancestry of “undercellar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cellar | An enclosed underground space, often under a... |
| 2 | Middle English | seler | — |
| 3 | Old French | celier | cellar |
| 4 | Latin | cellārium | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ārium | — |
| 6 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |