Etymology

underserved

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Today it means: Underresourced; not having sufficient service. Full definition →

English underserve ← Middle English serven ← Old French servir
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underserved · adjective1

From under- + served.

underserved · verb2

  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*ser-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*serwos
  14. Proto-Indo-European*serweyéti
  15. Proto-Italic*serwijeti
  16. Proto-Italic*serwijit
  17. Proto-Italic*serwiō
  18. Latinserviō
  19. Old Frenchservir
  20. Middle Englishserven
  21. Englishserve
  22. Englishunderserve
  23. English todayunderserved

From underserve + -ed.

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