underseas

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér

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-

English seas

English underseas

From under- + seas.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

underseas (not comparable)

1. Under the surface of the sea or ocean, underwater.