mis-

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.

Anagrams

• -ism, IMS, IMs, ISM, MSI, SIM, Sim, ism, sim

Prefix

mis-

1. mis-; bad, wrong, erroneous

Etymology

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

Cognate with Old English mis- and German miss-.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

mis-

1. mis-

References

Etymology

Borrowed from Ido mis-.

Prefix

mis-

1. Wrong, erroneous.

   kompreni (“understand”) → miskompreni (“misunderstand”).

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

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.

Etymology

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

Prefix

mis-

1. mis-, wrong, erroneous.

   uzar (“to use”) → misuzar (“to misuse”).

Etymology

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

Prefix

mis-

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

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