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Where does “underproduction” come from?

underproduction (English) comes from English under-, from English under, from Middle English under, from Old English under, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

underproduction (English): The production of an insufficient amount

Definitions

  1. The production of an insufficient amount

Ancestry of “underproduction”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishunder-Under : insufficient, insufficiently, below what...
2EnglishunderIn or at a lower level than; As a subject of;...
3Middle Englishunder—
4Old Englishunderunder
5Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →