mis-
Italian (Fiorentino)
/mis/, /miz/
prefix
Definitions
- Used to express negation; not, un-
- Used to form pejoratives
Etymology
Derived from Latin minus (less, lesser, smaller) derived from Old High German missa- (mis-).
Origin
Old High German
missa-
Gloss
mis-
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- minus English
- miinus Finnish
- minus Latin
- minusculus Latin
- nihilominus Latin
- Minus German
- meno Italian
- menos Spanish, Castilian
- minusválido Spanish, Castilian
- minúsculo Spanish, Castilian
- *mey- Proto-Indo-European
- minus Norwegian Bokmål
- minúsculo Portuguese
- *missa- Proto-Germanic
- minus Norwegian Nynorsk
- minus Czech
- meins Old French
- minuskomplekso Esperanto
- menys Catalan, Valencian
- mínus Icelandic
- menos Galician
- missa- Old High German
- mains Norman
- минус Bulgarian
- mis- Middle High German
- menos Old Portuguese
- mens Occitan
- menos Asturian
- minus Crimean Tatar