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Where does “underdetection” come from?

underdetection (English) comes from English detection, from Latin detectio, from Latin detego, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

underdetection (English): Detection at excessively low levels, or at levels...

Definitions

  1. Detection at excessively low levels, or at levels...

Ancestry of “underdetection”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdetectionThe act of detecting or sensing something;...
2Latindetectiodetection
3LatindetegoI uncover, take off; reveal, disclose, detect,...
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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