Where does “underquote” come from?

underquote (English) comes from English quote, from Middle English quoten, from Old French coter, from Medieval Latin quotare, from Latin quot, from Proto-Italic *kʷot.

underquote (English): To give a quotation that is too low, or is lower...

Definitions

  1. To give a quotation that is too low, or is lower...

Ancestry of “underquote”, step by step

underquote traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English quote

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquoteA quotation; a statement attributed to a person;...
2Middle Englishquoten—
3Old Frenchcoter—
4Medieval Latinquotareto distinguish by numbers, number chapters
5Latinquothow many; as many
6Proto-Italic*kʷot—

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-Italic *kʷot →