underapplication

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *-tér

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér

Proto-Indo-European *h₂én

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi

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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 *h₂éd

Proto-Italic *ad

Proto-Italic *ad-

Latin ad-

Proto-Indo-European *pel-

Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-der.

Latin plicō

Latin applicō

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin applicātiōlbor.

Old French aplicacionbor.

Middle English applicacioun

English application

English underapplication

From under- + application.

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Noun

underapplication (countable and uncountable, plural underapplications)

1. The act of underapplying.
   • 2004, Ellen E Wohl, Disconnected Rivers: Linking Rivers to Landscapes:

     Both farmers and suburban users fertilizing lawns and golf courses generally apply more fertilizer rather than risk underapplication.