Where does “misidentification” come from?
Misidentification derives from English identification, from French identification, traced to Proto-Indo-European roots mey- and meit- meaning to change or exchange.
misidentification (English): An instance of misidentifying; an erroneous...
Definitions
- An instance of misidentifying; an erroneous...
Ancestry of “misidentification”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mis- | bad or wrong; badly or wrongly; lack or failure;... |
| 2 | Middle English | mys- | mis- badly, wrongly |
| 3 | Old English | mis- | bad, badly, wrong, wrongly; lack or failure |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | missa- | mis-, badly, wrongly |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mitto | mutual, reciprocal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |