Where does “underplotted” come from?

underplotted (English) comes from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian, from Proto-Germanic andijōną — on, onto.

underplotted (English): Lacking in plot

Definitions

  1. Lacking in plot

Ancestry of “underplotted”, step by step

underplotted traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English ED

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEDInitialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of...
2Japaneseエンディングending, especially of a broadcast or performance
3EnglishendingA termination or conclusion; The last part of...
4Middle EnglishendingAlternative form of endyng
5Middle EnglishendyngAn ending, termination, or conclusion;...
6Old Englishendungending
7Old Englishendianto end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to...
8Proto-Germanicandijōnąto end, bring to an end, finish
9Proto-Germanicandijazend
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English underplot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunderplotA subplot; a plot that is not the main plot of a...
2EnglishunderIn or at a lower level than; As a subject of;...
3Middle Englishunderunder
4Old Englishunderunder, beneath
5Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

via English plotted

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishplottedsimple past tense and past participle of plot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos