Where does “underrated” come from?
underrated (English) comes from English underrate, from English rate, from French rate, from French rat, from Middle French rat, from Old French rat, from Old High German rato, from Proto-Germanic ratō — to scrape.
underrated (English): Not given enough recognition for its quality;...
Definitions
- Not given enough recognition for its quality;...
Ancestry of “underrated”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | underrate | to underestimate; to make too low a rate or... |
| 2 | English | rate | The worth of something; value; The proportional... |
| 3 | French | rate | spleen; female equivalent of rat; female rat;... |
| 4 | French | rat | rat; sweetheart; scrooch |
| 5 | Middle French | rat | rat |
| 6 | Old French | rat | rat |
| 7 | Old High German | rato | rat |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ratō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rattaz | rat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₃d- | to scrape |
Words derived from “underrated”