Where does “underdamped” come from?
underdamped (English) comes from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian, from Proto-Germanic andijōną — on, onto.
underdamped (English): Possessing a damping ratio between one and zero;...
Definitions
- Possessing a damping ratio between one and zero;...
Ancestry of “underdamped”, step by step
underdamped traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English ED
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 3 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 4 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 5 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 6 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 7 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English underdamp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | underdamp | To fail to sufficiently suppress vibrations in |
| 2 | English | under | In or at a lower level than; As a subject of;... |
| 3 | Middle English | under | under |
| 4 | Old English | under | under, beneath |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
via English damped
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | damped | simple past tense and past participle of damp;... |