Where does “underdescribed” come from?
underdescribed (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.
underdescribed (English): Not described with sufficient precision;...
Definitions
- Not described with sufficient precision;...
Ancestry of “underdescribed”, step by step
underdescribed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English under
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | under | In or at a lower level than; As a subject of;... |
| 2 | Middle English | under | under |
| 3 | Old English | under | under, beneath |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
via English described
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | described | simple past tense and past participle of describe |