Where does “undermodify” come from?

undermodify (English) comes from English modify, from Middle English modifien, from Middle French modifier, from Latin modificāre, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

undermodify (English): To modify insufficiently

Definitions

  1. To modify insufficiently

Ancestry of “undermodify”, step by step

undermodify traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English modify

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmodifyTo change part of; To be or become modified; To...
2Middle Englishmodifien—
3Middle Frenchmodifier—
4Latinmodificāre—
5Latinmodusmeasure
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

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

Words derived from “undermodify”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →