Where does “underlubricate” come from?
underlubricate (English) comes from English lubricate, from Latin lubricatus, from Latin lubrico, from Latin lubricus, from Proto-Italic slouβrikos, from Proto-Indo-European slewbʰ- — slip, slide.
underlubricate (English): To lubricate too little
Definitions
- To lubricate too little
Ancestry of “underlubricate”, step by step
underlubricate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lubricate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lubricate | To make slippery or smooth by applying a... |
| 2 | Latin | lubricatus | lubricated; having been made slippery |
| 3 | Latin | lubrico | I make slippery; I lubricate, oil, grease |
| 4 | Latin | lubricus | slippery, slimy; fleeting; inconstant |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | slouβrikos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | slewbʰ- | slip, slide |