Where does “underpromise” come from?
underpromise (English) comes from English promise, from Middle English promis, from Old French promesse, from Medieval Latin promissa, from Latin prōmissum, from Latin promissus, from Latin prōmittō, from Latin prō — to fit, to fix, to put together.
underpromise (English): To promise less than one expects to do
Definitions
- To promise less than one expects to do
Ancestry of “underpromise”, step by step
underpromise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English promise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | promise | an oath or affirmation; a vow; a transaction... |
| 2 | Middle English | promis | — |
| 3 | Old French | promesse | promise |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | promissa | — |
| 5 | Latin | prōmissum | promise |
| 6 | Latin | promissus | promised |
| 7 | Latin | prōmittō | to send forth |
| 8 | Latin | prō | for |
| 9 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 10 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |