Where does “misconnection” come from?

misconnection (English) comes from English connection, from Middle English connexioun, from Latin connexiōnem, from Latin connectō, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

misconnection (English): Incorrect connection

Definitions

  1. Incorrect connection

Ancestry of “misconnection”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconnectionThe act of connecting; The point at which two or...
2Middle Englishconnexiounconnection
3Latinconnexiōnem
4Latinconnectō
5Latinco-allomorph of con-
6Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankuti
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-
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