Where does “underart” come from?
underart (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk art, from German art, from Middle High German art, from Old High German art, from Proto-West Germanic ard, from Proto-Germanic ardiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
underart (Norwegian Nynorsk): a subspecies
Definitions
- a subspecies
Ancestry of “underart”, step by step
underart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk art
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | art | a species; character, nature, kind |
| 2 | German | art | kind, sort, type |
| 3 | Middle High German | art | — |
| 4 | Old High German | art | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ard | native place |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ardiz | characteristic; inborn quality; nature;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |