Where does “undersupervisor” come from?

undersupervisor (English) comes from English under, from Middle English under, from Old English under, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

undersupervisor (English): A subordinate supervisor

Definitions

  1. A subordinate supervisor

Ancestry of “undersupervisor”, step by step

undersupervisor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English supervisor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsupervisorA person with the official task of overseeing the...
2Latinsupervideō
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁enEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entérEvery word from Proto-Germanic under