Etymology

underseal

U1N1D2E1R1S1E1A1L1

Today it means: A thick, resilient coating applied to the underbody or chassis of an automobile to protect against damage from small stones, etc, which would rapidly chip ordinary paint and allowing rusting to begin. Full definition →

English seal ← Middle English sel ← Anglo-Norman see
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
  7. Proto-Germanic*under
  8. Proto-West Germanic*undar
  9. Old Englishunder-
  10. Middle Englishunder-
  11. Englishunder-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
  13. Proto-Italic*segnom
  14. Latinsignum
  15. Latinsigillum
  16. Anglo-Normansee
  17. Middle Englishsel
  18. Englishseal
  19. English todayunderseal

From under- + seal.

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