Where does “underprompter” come from?

underprompter (English) comes from English prompter, from English prompt, from Middle French prompt, from Latin prōmptus, from Latin prōmō, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr — to fit, to fix, to put together.

underprompter (English): A subordinate prompter

Definitions

  1. A subordinate prompter

Ancestry of “underprompter”, step by step

underprompter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English prompter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpromptercomparative form of prompt: more prompt; The...
2EnglishpromptQuick; acting without delay; On time; punctual;...
3Middle Frenchprompt
4Latinprōmptusa taking forth
5Latinprōmōto take or bring out or forth, produce, bring to light
6Latinprōfor
7Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
8Latinrēōrto reckon, calculate
9Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via English under

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunderIn or at a lower level than; As a subject of;...
2Middle Englishunderunder
3Old Englishunderunder, beneath
4Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-