Where does “misappropriation” come from?
Misappropriation derives from English appropriation with the prefix mis-, tracing through Middle English to Proto-Indo-European mey- and meit-, roots concerned with exchange or division.
misappropriation (English): The wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of...
Definitions
- The wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of...
Ancestry of “misappropriation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mis- | bad or wrong; badly or wrongly; lack or failure;... |
| 2 | Middle English | mys- | — |
| 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... |