Where does “underinclusive” come from?
underinclusive (English) comes from English inclusive, from Middle French inclusif, from Medieval Latin inclusivus, from Latin inclusus, from Latin inclūdō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
underinclusive (English): Not inclusive enough; tending to include too...
Definitions
- Not inclusive enough; tending to include too...
Ancestry of “underinclusive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inclusive | Including everything within its scope; Including... |
| 2 | Middle French | inclusif | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | inclusivus | — |
| 4 | Latin | inclusus | confined, enclosed; bound, restrained; included,... |
| 5 | Latin | inclūdō | to shut up or in, confine, enclose, imprison, keep in |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |