Where does “undermetallation” come from?

undermetallation (English) comes from English metallation, from English metallate, from English metal, from French métal, from German metall, from Italian metallo, from Spanish metal, from Old Spanish metal — to mine, quarry.

undermetallation (English): Insufficient metallation

Definitions

  1. Insufficient metallation

Ancestry of “undermetallation”, step by step

undermetallation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English metallation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmetallationAlternative spelling of metalation
2EnglishmetallateAny anion or salt containing a metal atom ligated...
3Englishmetal"Chemical elements or alloys, and the mines where...
4Frenchmétalmetal
5Germanmetallmetal
6Italianmetallometal
7Spanishmetalmetal
8Old Spanishmetalmetal
9Old Frenchmétalmetal material
10Latinmetallummetal; precious metals, especially gold or...
11Ancient GreekμέταλλονA mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal
12Ancient Greekμέταλλευεινto mine, quarry

via English under

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunderIn or at a lower level than; As a subject of;...
2Middle Englishunderunder
3Old Englishunderunder, beneath
4Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Ancient Greek μέταλλευεινEvery word from Ancient Greek μέταλλονEvery word from Latin metallum