Where does “underratedly” come from?
underratedly (English) comes from English underrated, 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 — to scrape.
underratedly (English): In an underrated manner
Definitions
- In an underrated manner
Ancestry of “underratedly”, step by step
underratedly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English underrated
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | underrated | Not given enough recognition for its quality;... |
| 2 | English | underrate | to underestimate; to make too low a rate or... |
| 3 | English | rate | The worth of something; value; The proportional... |
| 4 | French | rate | spleen; female equivalent of rat; female rat;... |
| 5 | French | rat | rat; sweetheart; scrooch |
| 6 | Middle French | rat | rat |
| 7 | Old French | rat | rat rodent |
| 8 | Old High German | rato | rat |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ratō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | rattaz | rat |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₃d- | to scrape |