Where does “undersurface” come from?
Undersurface derives from English surface, from French surface (sur- plus facies), from Latin super- meaning "over" and facies meaning "face" or "appearance," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- meaning "to place" or "put."
undersurface (English): The underneath surface; the bottom, or underside
Definitions
- The underneath surface; the bottom, or underside
Ancestry of “undersurface”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | under- | Under : insufficient, insufficiently, below what... |
| 2 | English | under | In or at a lower level than; As a subject of;... |
| 3 | Middle English | under | — |
| 4 | Old English | under | under |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |