Where does “underquotation” come from?

underquotation (English) comes 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.

underquotation (English): insufficient quotation

Definitions

  1. insufficient quotation

Ancestry of “underquotation”, step by step

underquotation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English quotation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquotationA fragment of a human expression that is repeated...
2Medieval Latinquotatio—
3Latinquotāre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →
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