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Where does “misinformative” come from?

misinformative (English) comes from English informative, from English inform, from French informe, from Latin informis, from Latin in- -is, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

misinformative (English): Providing incorrect information; misleading

Definitions

  1. Providing incorrect information; misleading

Ancestry of “misinformative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinformativeProviding information; "especially", providing...
2EnglishinformTo instruct, train; To communicate knowledge to;...
3Frenchinformefirst-person singular present indicative of...
4Latininformisformless, shapeless; deformed; hideous, ugly
5Latinin- -is—
6Latinīn-—
7Latinîn—
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →