Where does “underpunctuated” come from?
underpunctuated (English) comes from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian, from Proto-Germanic andijōną — on, onto.
underpunctuated (English): Having insufficient punctuation
Definitions
- Having insufficient punctuation
Ancestry of “underpunctuated”, step by step
underpunctuated traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English ED
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 3 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 4 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 5 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 6 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 7 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English underpunctuate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | underpunctuate | To punctuate insufficiently |
| 2 | English | punctuate | To add punctuation to; To add or to interrupt at... |
| 3 | Latin | punctuatus | marked with a point or by pointing; pointed,... |
| 4 | Latin | punctuo | I mark with a point or by pointing; point, prick |
| 5 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via English punctuated
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | punctuated | Having punctuation; simple past tense and past... |