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Where does β€œmisavise” come from?

misavise (English) comes from English avise, from English advise, from Middle English avisen, from Old French aviser, from Old French avis, from Old French a, from Latin A, from Etruscan πŒ€.

misavise (English): To misadvise

Definitions

  1. To misadvise

Ancestry of β€œmisavise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaviseObsolete spelling of advise
2EnglishadviseTo give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as...
3Middle EnglishavisenTo consider, review
4Old Frenchaviserto recognize; to pay attention to; to advise; to...
5Old Frenchavisopinion
6Old Frenchato; towards; belonging to
7LatinAβ€”
8EtruscanπŒ€β€”
9Ancient GreekαΎ±Μ”β€”
10Phoenician𐀀ox; aleph; alef
11Egyptian𓃾—
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