Where does “malconceived” come from?

malconceived (English) comes from English conceive, from Middle English conceyven, from Old French concevoir, from Latin concipiō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

malconceived (English): Badly or wrongly conceived

Definitions

  1. Badly or wrongly conceived

Ancestry of “malconceived”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconceiveTo develop an idea; to form in the mind; to plan;...
2Middle EnglishconceyvenTo become pregnant; to conceive
3Old Frenchconcevoirto conceive
4Latinconcipiōto receive or catch, grasp
5Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
13Old High Germankuti
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-
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