mis-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mis"

English

Etymology

From Middle English mis-, from Old English mis- (mis-), from Proto-Germanic *missa- (wrongly, badly), from Proto-Indo-European *mitto (mutual, reciprocal), from Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- (to replace, switch, exchange, swap). Cognate with Scots mis- (mis-), Dutch mis- (mis-), German miss-, mis- (mis-), Swedish mis- (mis-), Icelandic mis- (mis-). Compare also French més-, mé- (mis-), from Old French mes- (mis-), from Frankish *mis-, *missa- (mis-), from the same Proto-Germanic source above.

Prefix

mis-

  1. bad or wrong; badly or wrongly
  2. lack or failure
  3. in error
    I misdeleted my file yesterday and had to have it restored.

Derived terms

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See also

Anagrams


Danish

Prefix

mis-

  1. mis-; bad, wrong, erroneous

Derived terms

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch mis-, from Old Dutch mis-, from Proto-Germanic *missa-.[1]

Cognate with Old English mis- and German miss-.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Prefix

mis-

  1. mis-

Derived terms

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References

  1. J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Ido mis-.

Prefix

mis-

  1. Wrong, erroneous.
    kompreni (understand)miskompreni (misunderstand).

Derived terms

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse mis-, from Proto-Germanic *missa- (wrongly, badly), from Proto-Indo-European *mitto (mutual, reciprocal), from Proto-Indo-European *meyt- (to replace, switch, exchange, swap)

Prefix

mis-

  1. mis-, wrong, erroneous

Derived terms

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse mis- (mis-), from Proto-Germanic *missa- (wrongly, badly), from Proto-Indo-European *mitto (mutual, reciprocal), from Proto-Indo-European *meyt- (to replace, switch, exchange, swap)

Prefix

mis-

  1. mis-, wrong, erroneous.

Derived terms

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English mis-, from Proto-Germanic *missa-.

Prefix

mis-

  1. mis-, wrong, erroneous.
    uzar (to use)misuzar (to misuse).

Derived terms

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Italian

Etymology

Probably a confluence of Latin minus and Old High German missa-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mis/, [mis̪]
  • IPA(key): /miz/, [miz̪] (before vowels and voiced consonants)

Prefix

mis-

  1. Used to express negation; not, un-
    mis- + credere (to believe)miscredere (to disbelieve)
  2. Used to form pejoratives
    mis- + fatto (fact; deed)misfatto (misdeed)

Derived terms

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *missa-. Akin to Old English missan (to miss)

Prefix

mis-

  1. bad, badly, wrong, wrongly
  2. lack or failure

Derived terms

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Descendants


Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *missa- (wrongly, badly), from Proto-Indo-European *mitto (mutual, reciprocal), from Proto-Indo-European *meyt- (to replace, switch, exchange, swap)

Prefix

mis-

  1. mis-, wrong, erroneous

Derived terms

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