Where does “misdispense” come from?
misdispense (English) comes from English dispense, from Old French dispenser, from Latin dispensare, from Latin dispendere, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti — to stretch.
misdispense (English): To dispense incorrectly or amiss
Definitions
- To dispense incorrectly or amiss
Ancestry of “misdispense”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dispense | To issue, distribute, or give out; To apply, as... |
| 2 | Old French | dispenser | — |
| 3 | Latin | dispensare | present active infinitive of dispēnsō;... |
| 4 | Latin | dispendere | to weight out; weigh out; to weigh out |
| 5 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 6 | Latin | pendō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |