Where does “mislayer” come from?
mislayer (English) comes from English mislay, from English lay, from English Lee, from Irish Laoi, from Middle Irish láed, from English loid, from English celluloid, from English cellulose — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
mislayer (English): One who mislays
Ancestry of “mislayer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mislay | To leave or lay something in the wrong place and... |
| 2 | English | lay | To place down in a position of rest, or in a... |
| 3 | English | Lee | — |
| 4 | Irish | Laoi | — |
| 5 | Middle Irish | láed | — |
| 6 | English | loid | A lock-picking tool made from a piece of... |
| 7 | English | celluloid | Any of a variety of thermoplastics created from... |
| 8 | English | cellulose | A complex carbohydrate that forms the main... |
| 9 | French | cellulose | cellulose |
| 10 | French | cellule | cell; table cell |
| 11 | Latin | cellula | small room, especially that of a slave; humble... |
| 12 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |