Where does “misdecode” come from?

misdecode (English) comes from English decode, from English de-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

misdecode (English): To incorrectly decode

Definitions

  1. To incorrectly decode

Ancestry of “misdecode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdecodeTo convert from an encrypted form to plain text;...
2Englishde-reversal, undoing, removing; Intensifying; from,...
3Latindē-of; from
4Latinof; concerning; about
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós
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