mis-

English

prefix
Definitions
  • bad or wrong; badly or wrongly
  • lack or failure
  • in error

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English mis- inherited from Old English mis- (mis-) inherited from Proto-Germanic *missa- (badly, wrongly, astay, mis-, amiss, divergent) derived from Proto-Indo-European *mitto (reciprocal, mutual), *mey-, *meyth₂- (exchange, go past, swap, change, switch, replace, change places).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*mey-, *meyth₂-

Gloss

exchange, go past, swap, change, switch, replace, change places

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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