Where does “misencounter” come from?
misencounter (English) comes from English encounter, from Middle English encountren, from Old French encountrer, from Old French encontrer, from Old French encontre, from Late Latin incontra, from Latin contrā, from Latin ubī — where.
misencounter (English): A bad or wrong encounter
Definitions
- A bad or wrong encounter
Ancestry of “misencounter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | encounter | To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly |
| 2 | Middle English | encountren | — |
| 3 | Old French | encountrer | Alternative form of encontrer |
| 4 | Old French | encontrer | to meet; to encounter; to meet in battle; to... |
| 5 | Old French | encontre | meeting; battle; combat; opposite |
| 6 | Late Latin | incontra | towards |
| 7 | Latin | contrā | against |
| 8 | Latin | ubī | where? in what place?, in which place? |
| 9 | Latin | cubī | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *kʷuðei | where |