Where does “malappropriate” come from?

malappropriate (English) comes from English appropriate, from Middle English appropriaten, from Latin appropriatus, from Latin approprio, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

malappropriate (English): Synonym of misappropriate

Definitions

  1. Synonym of misappropriate

Ancestry of “malappropriate”, step by step

malappropriate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English appropriate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishappropriateSuitable or fit; proper; Suitable to the social...
2Middle Englishappropriaten
3Latinappropriatus
4LatinapproprioI make it my own, appropriate
5Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
6Latinīn-un-, non-, not
7Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English mal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmalillness, affliction; A longboard; Malleolus
2Frenchmaltrouble, difficulty; pain; evil
3Old Frenchmalevilly; badly; poorly; evil
4Latinmalleushammer, mallet; a disease of animals; the...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-no-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Latin ad-