Where does “undersampling” come from?

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

undersampling (English): sampling at a lower rate than normal

Definitions

  1. sampling at a lower rate than normal

Ancestry of “undersampling”, step by step

undersampling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sampling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsamplingpresent participle of sample; The process or...
2EnglishsampleA part or snippet of something taken or presented...
3Middle Englishsaumpleexemplar, illustration, demonstration; parable;...
4Old FrenchessampleAlternative form of essainple; example
5Latinexempluma sample; an example; a warning example, lesson,...
6Latineximōto take out, take away, remove or extract
7LatinemoI buy, purchase; I acquire, procure
8Proto-Italicemōto buy, to purchase
9Proto-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-