understudied

understudied

English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí
Proto-Indo-European *-ér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér
Proto-Germanic *under
Proto-West Germanic *undar
Old English under-
Middle English under-
English under-
English studied
English understudied

    From under- + studied.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʌndəɹˈstʌdid/
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    Adjective

    understudied (comparative more understudied, superlative most understudied)

    1. Insufficiently studied.
    See also

    Etymology 2

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
    Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí
    Proto-Indo-European *-ér
    Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér
    Proto-Germanic *under
    Proto-West Germanic *undar
    Old English under-
    Middle English under-
    English under-
    Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew-
    Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd-
    Proto-Italic *studēō
    Latin studeō
    Latin studiumbor.
    Old French estudie
    Proto-Italic *-āzi
    ▲
    Latin -ereinflu.
    Latin -āre
    Old French -er
    Old French estudierbor.
    Middle English studien
    English study
    English understudy
    Middle English -ed
    English -ed
    English understudied

      From understudy + -ed.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈʌndəɹstʌdid/

      Verb

      understudied

      1. simple past and past participle of understudy
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