Where does “underpollution” come from?
underpollution (English) comes from English pollution, from Middle English pollucioun, from Middle English polluten, from Middle French pollution, from Latin pollūtiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
underpollution (English): A relatively low level of pollution
Definitions
- A relatively low level of pollution
Ancestry of “underpollution”, step by step
underpollution traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pollution
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pollution | The desecration of something holy or sacred;... |
| 2 | Middle English | pollucioun | The ruining of the sacred; desecration |
| 3 | Middle English | polluten | To ruin the sacred; to desecrate |
| 4 | Middle French | pollution | — |
| 5 | Latin | pollūtiō | pollution, contamination, defilement |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |