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Where does “underinflation” come from?

underinflation (English) comes from English inflation, from Old French inflation, from Latin īnflātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

underinflation (English): Inadequate inflation

Definitions

  1. Inadequate inflation

Ancestry of “underinflation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinflationAn act, instance of, or state of expansion or...
2Old Frenchinflationswelling
3Latinīnflātiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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