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Where does “amiss” come from?

Amiss comes from English a and English and, from Latin ad- and Latin ad meaning "to," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo and Proto-Indo-European al-.

amiss (English): Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or...

Definitions

  1. Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or...

Ancestry of “amiss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishā-—
2Old Englishġe-—
3Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
4Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
7Middle Englishkyt—
8Germankitt—
9Old High Germankuti—
10Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
11Proto-Germanickweduzresin
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
13Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “amiss”

  • amissness
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