Where does “undersell” come from?
Undersell is a derivative of English sell, which comes from Old French selle, from Latin sella meaning seat, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sed- meaning to sit.
undersell (English): To sell goods for a lower price than a...
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- To sell goods for a lower price than a...
Ancestry of “undersell”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sell | To transfer goods or provide services in exchange... |
| 2 | French | selle | saddle; commode; excrement |
| 3 | Middle French | selle | saddle |
| 4 | Old French | sele | saddle |
| 5 | Latin | sella | seat, chair; sedan chair; saddle |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sedlā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sed-lo- | — |
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