Where does “undertranslate” come from?
undertranslate (English) comes from English translate, from Middle English translaten, from Old French translater, from Latin trānslātiō, from Latin trānsferō, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti — shiny, light brown.
undertranslate (English): To translate (language) in insufficient detail, or failing to translate certain elements
Definitions
- To translate (language) in insufficient detail, or failing to translate certain elements
Ancestry of “undertranslate”, step by step
undertranslate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English translate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | translate | Senses relating to the change of information,... |
| 2 | Middle English | translaten | To transport or move; to cause to change place;... |
| 3 | Old French | translater | to translate |
| 4 | Latin | trānslātiō | Translation, in the broadest sense: the process of transferring or carrying something over from one thing to another; in particular |
| 5 | Latin | trānsferō | to bear, carry or bring across or over; transport, transfer, convey over |
| 6 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |