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Where does “misincorporation” come from?

misincorporation (English) comes from English incorporation, from Middle English incorporacioun, from Old French incorporacion, from Latin incorporatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

misincorporation (English): Faulty incorporation

Definitions

  1. Faulty incorporation

Ancestry of “misincorporation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishincorporationThe act of incorporating, or the state of being...
2Middle Englishincorporacioun—
3Old Frenchincorporacion—
4Latinincorporatioembodiment; incorporation
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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