Where does “misalignment” come from?
Misalignment derives from English alignment, from French alignement, from Middle French aligner, from Latin ad- and linea, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "to go" and "line."
misalignment (English): the state, or an instance, of being misaligned
Definitions
- the state, or an instance, of being misaligned
Ancestry of “misalignment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alignment | An arrangement of items in a line; The process of... |
| 2 | French | alignement | alignment |
| 3 | French | aligner | to align |
| 4 | Middle French | aligner | — |
| 5 | Old French | alignier | — |
| 6 | Latin | lineare | present active infinitive of līneō; second-person... |
| 7 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 8 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |