understudied

English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *-tér

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér

Proto-Indo-European *h₂én

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi

?

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

• overstudied
• underserved
• underused

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *-tér

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér

Proto-Indo-European *h₂én

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi

?

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 *-d-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd-

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *studéh₁ti

Proto-Italic *studēō

Latin studeō

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -iusnom.

Latin -ium

Latin studiumlbor.

Old French estudie

Proto-Italic *-āzi

▲

Latin -ereinflu.

Latin -āre

Old French -er

Old French estudierbor.

Middle English studien

English study

English understudy

English -ed

English understudied

From understudy + -ed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʌndəɹstʌdid/

Verb

understudied

1. simple past and past participle of understudy