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Where does “upscattered” come from?

upscattered (English) comes from English up, from Middle English up, from Old English upp, from Proto-West Germanic *upp.

upscattered (English): Subject to upscattering

Definitions

  1. Subject to upscattering

Ancestry of “upscattered”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishupAway from the surface of the Earth or other...
2Middle Englishup—
3Old Englishuppup; upstairs
4Proto-West Germanic*upp—
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