Synonyms & related words for understudies

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Words related to understudies

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Where does understudies come from?

The word understudies breaks down into 2 roots of Old English and Latin origin: under-, from Old English under (“beneath, below”); and -studi, from Latin studeo (“be eager, study”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.