Where does “undertilde” come from?
undertilde (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.
undertilde (English): A tilde placed underneath a character
Definitions
- A tilde placed underneath a character
Ancestry of “undertilde”, step by step
undertilde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English under
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | under | In or at a lower level than; As a subject of;... |
| 2 | Middle English | under | under |
| 3 | Old English | under | under, beneath |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
via English tilde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tilde | The grapheme of character ~; The character used... |
| 2 | Spanish | tilde | accent mark, i.e. acute accent; tilde; criticism,... |
| 3 | Spanish | tildar | to declare or brand as; to stigmatize; to put a... |
| 4 | Late Latin | titulare | nominative neuter singular of titulāris;... |
| 5 | Latin | titulus | title; placard, tablet; inscription |