Etymology of the English word understatement
the English word
understatementderived from the English word
statementderived from the English word
statederived from the Old French word
estatderived from the Latin word
status (appointed; position, situation, condition)
derived from the Latin word
stare (to stand; stand, stand still, stand firm)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stā-using the English suffix
-mentderived from the English word
understateusing the English prefix
under-derived from the English word
underderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*n₀dher-derived from the English word
statederived from the Old French word
estatderived from the Latin word
status (appointed; position, situation, condition)
derived from the Latin word
stare (to stand; stand, stand still, stand firm)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stā-derived from the English word
tostateDerivations in other languages
French
understatement, Italian
understatementUsage
Word found in Modern English
