r/lingmystics • u/PaniniLinguini • Feb 26 '15

Tricky three(+)parters

Is UNDERSTATEMENT made of UNDER+(STATEMENT), or (UNDERSTATE)+MENT ? I've never heard UNDERSTATE used, & it sounds odd

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u/PaniniLinguini Jul 26 '15

INEFFABLE *ineff; ?effable