Where does “underprivileged” come from?

Underprivileged derives from English under- plus privileged, with under- descending through Middle English under-, Old English under-, Proto-Germanic under, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European n̥dʰér and h₁en.

underprivileged (English): Deprived of the opportunities and advantages of...

Definitions

  1. Deprived of the opportunities and advantages of...

Ancestry of “underprivileged”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishunder-Beneath, under
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

Words derived from “underprivileged”

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