Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underdevelop

/ˌʌndɚdɪvˈɛləp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-de-vel-op
IPA: /ˌʌndɚdɪvˈɛləp/

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To develop insufficiently.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? 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- French développerbor. English develop English underdevelop From under- + develop.

Inflected Forms

underdevelops (present, singular) underdeveloping (participle, present) underdeveloped (participle, past) underdeveloped (past)

Rhymes With

develop redevelop envelop delap

Questions

How do you pronounce underdevelop?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌndɚdɪvˈɛləp/.
What does underdevelop mean?: To develop insufficiently.
Where does underdevelop come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? 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- French développerbor. English develop English underdevelop From under- + develop.

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