Where does “underfamily” come from?
underfamily (English) comes from English family, from Middle English famylye, from Latin familia, from Latin famulus, from Proto-Italic famelos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
underfamily (English): A subfamily
Definitions
- A subfamily
Ancestry of “underfamily”, step by step
underfamily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English family
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | family | A group of people who are closely related to one... |
| 2 | Middle English | famylye | family |
| 3 | Latin | familia | family; household; A quantity of land adequate... |
| 4 | Latin | famulus | serving, servile; a servant, slave |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | famelos | servile, domestic |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰh₁-m-eló- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |