Where does “misallocation” come from?
Misallocation derives from English allocation with the prefix mis-, tracing back through Middle French allocacion to Proto-Indo-European roots related to division and measurement.
misallocation (English): An improper or unwise allocation, especially of...
Definitions
- An improper or unwise allocation, especially of...
Ancestry of “misallocation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mis- | bad or wrong; badly or wrongly; lack or failure;... |
| 2 | Middle English | mys- | mis- badly, wrongly |
| 3 | Old English | mis- | bad, badly, wrong, wrongly; lack or failure |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | missa- | mis-, badly, wrongly |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mitto | mutual, reciprocal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |