Where does “underlexicalization” come from?
underlexicalization (English) comes from English lexicalization, from English -ation, from Middle English -acioun, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
underlexicalization (English): The presence of too few words or lexical items for an entity or concept
Definitions
- The presence of too few words or lexical items for an entity or concept
Ancestry of “underlexicalization”, step by step
underlexicalization traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lexicalization
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lexicalization | The act or process of lexicalizing; Something... |
| 2 | English | -ation | An action or process; The result of an action or... |
| 3 | Middle English | -acioun | Forms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,... |
| 4 | Old French | -ation | ation |
| 5 | Latin | -ātiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |