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Where does “miscalibration” come from?

miscalibration (English) comes from English calibration, from English calibrate, from English caliber, from French calibre, from Italian calibro, from Arabic قَالِب, from Classical Syriac ܩܠܒܝܕ, from Ancient Greek καλοπόδιον — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

miscalibration (English): An incorrect calibration

Definitions

  1. An incorrect calibration

Ancestry of “miscalibration”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcalibrationThe act of calibrating something
2EnglishcalibrateTo check or adjust by comparison with a standard;...
3EnglishcaliberDiameter of the bore of a firearm, typically...
4Frenchcalibrecalibre; first-person singular present indicative...
5Italiancalibrocaliber, bore; callipers; template
6Arabicقَالِبform, mold; form, mould; mold
7Classical Syriacܩܠܒܝܕlast
8Ancient Greekκαλοπόδιονshoemaker's last
9Ancient Greekκᾱλόπους—
10Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
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