Where does “underdeviation” come from?
underdeviation (English) comes from English deviation, from Middle French deviation, from Medieval Latin deviatio, from Latin devio, from Latin de-, from Latin de, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
underdeviation (English): A deviation from a target that results in less of something than was desired
Definitions
- A deviation from a target that results in less of something than was desired
Ancestry of “underdeviation”, step by step
underdeviation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deviation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deviation | The act of deviating; wandering off the correct... |
| 2 | Middle French | deviation | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | deviatio | evasion, avoidance; deviation; straying |
| 4 | Latin | devio | I stray, deviate or detour; dative masculine... |
| 5 | Latin | de- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | de | The name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |