Where does “underliner” come from?

underliner (English) comes from English liner, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

underliner (English): One who underlines; A liner or lining that goes...

Definitions

  1. One who underlines; A liner or lining that goes...

Ancestry of “underliner”, step by step

underliner traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English liner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlinerSomeone who fits a lining to something; A...
2English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
3Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
4Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
5Latin-ārefirst conjugation
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via English underline

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunderlineA line placed underneath a piece of text in order...
2Englishunder-Beneath, under
3EnglishunderIn or at a lower level than; As a subject of;...
4Middle Englishunderunder
5Old Englishunderunder, beneath
6Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
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