Where does “underprompt” come from?
underprompt (English) comes from English prompt, from Middle French prompt, from Latin prōmptus, from Latin prōmō, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr — to fit, to fix, to put together.
underprompt (English): Not prompt enough; tardy; delayed
Definitions
- Not prompt enough; tardy; delayed
Ancestry of “underprompt”, step by step
underprompt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prompt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prompt | Quick; acting without delay; On time; punctual;... |
| 2 | Middle French | prompt | — |
| 3 | Latin | prōmptus | a taking forth |
| 4 | Latin | prōmō | to take or bring out or forth, produce, bring to light |
| 5 | Latin | prō | for |
| 6 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 7 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |