Where does “sous-exposer” come from?

sous-exposer (French) comes from French exposer, from Middle French exposer, from Latin expōnō, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

sous-exposer (French): to underexpose

Definitions

  1. to underexpose

Ancestry of “sous-exposer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchexposerto expose
2Middle Frenchexposerto reveal
3Latinexpōnōto make conspicuous, to put something where everyone may see it: to expose, exhibit, display, set out
4Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
5Proto-Italicpoznō—
6Proto-Italicpozinō—
7Proto-Italicsinō—
Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →Every word from Proto-Italic pozinō →Every word from Proto-Italic poznō →