Where does “misapplication” come from?
Misapplication derives from English mis- (prefix meaning wrongly) plus application, which comes from Latin applicatio, built from ad- (to) and applicare (to attach), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ád (to).
misapplication (English): The misuse of something, incorrectly using (applying) something, a wrong application
Definitions
- The misuse of something, incorrectly using (applying) something, a wrong application
Ancestry of “misapplication”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | application | The act of applying or laying on, in a literal... |
| 2 | Middle English | applicacioun | — |
| 3 | Old French | aplicacion | application |
| 4 | Latin | applicātiō | application, inclination |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |