Where does “undertranslated” come from?

undertranslated (English) comes from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian, from Proto-Germanic andijōną — on, onto.

undertranslated (English): Less than normally translated

Definitions

  1. Less than normally translated

Ancestry of “undertranslated”, step by step

undertranslated traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English ED

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEDInitialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of...
2Japaneseエンディングending, especially of a broadcast or performance
3EnglishendingA termination or conclusion; The last part of...
4Middle EnglishendingAlternative form of endyng
5Middle EnglishendyngAn ending, termination, or conclusion;...
6Old Englishendungending
7Old Englishendianto end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to...
8Proto-Germanicandijōnąto end, bring to an end, finish
9Proto-Germanicandijazend
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English undertranslate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishundertranslateTo translate (language) in insufficient detail, or failing to translate certain elements
2EnglishtranslateSenses relating to the change of information,...
3Middle EnglishtranslatenTo transport or move; to cause to change place;...
4Old Frenchtranslaterto translate
5LatintrānslātiōTranslation, in the broadest sense: the process of transferring or carrying something over from one thing to another; in particular
6Latintrānsferōto bear, carry or bring across or over; transport, transfer, convey over
7Latinferōto bear; to carry
8Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via English translated

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtranslatedsimple past tense and past participle of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos