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Where does “misbehavioural” come from?

misbehavioural (English) comes from English behaviour, from English -iour, from English -our, from Middle English -our, from Old French -eor, from Latin -ator, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr.

misbehavioural (English): Of, pertaining to, or causing misbehaviour

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or causing misbehaviour

Ancestry of “misbehavioural”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbehaviourThe way a living creature behaves or acts; The...
2English-iourSuffix added to verbs to form nouns; Alternative...
3English-our—
4Middle English-our—
5Old French-eorAlternative form of -or
6Latin-ator-ator, -er; second-person singular future passive...
7Latin-tor-er
8Proto-Italic-tōr—
9Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
10Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →