Etymology of the English word understratum
the English word
understratumusing the English prefix
under-derived from the English word
underderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*n₀dher-derived from the English word
stratumderived from the New Latin word
stratum (layer; coverlet; bed, couch)
derived from the New Latin word
stratus (prostrate; spreading; cover)
derived from the Latin word
sternere (spread, strew, scatter)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ster-Usage
Word found in Modern English
