Where does “undersample” come from?

undersample (English) comes from English sample, from Middle English saumple, from Old French essample, from Latin exemplum, from Latin eximō, from Latin emo, from Proto-Italic emō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.

undersample (English): To take insufficient samples when sampling; To...

Definitions

  1. To take insufficient samples when sampling; To...

Ancestry of “undersample”, step by step

undersample traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sample

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsampleA part or snippet of something taken or presented...
2Middle Englishsaumpleexemplar, illustration, demonstration; parable;...
3Old FrenchessampleAlternative form of essainple; example
4Latinexempluma sample; an example; a warning example, lesson,...
5Latineximōto take out, take away, remove or extract
6LatinemoI buy, purchase; I acquire, procure
7Proto-Italicemōto buy, to purchase
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute

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-Indo-European h₁em-Every word from Proto-Italic emōEvery word from Latin emo