Where does “underdevelopment” come from?
Underdevelopment derives from English under- plus development, with under- tracing to Middle English under-, Old English under-, Proto-Germanic under, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European n̥dʰér and h₁en, both expressing position or relation beneath.
underdevelopment (English): The condition of being underdeveloped
Definitions
- The condition of being underdeveloped
Ancestry of “underdevelopment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | development | The process of developing; growth, directed... |
| 2 | French | développement | development |
| 3 | French | développer | to develop; to code |
| 4 | Middle French | desveloper | — |
| 5 | Old French | desveloper | — |
| 6 | Old French | voloper | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | vuloppare | to wrap |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wlappaną | to wrap, roll up, turn, wind |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |