Where does “mismanagement” come from?
Mismanagement derives from English manage, from English menage, from Latin -mentum (suffix forming nouns of action or result), from Proto-Indo-European meit- (to measure or think).
mismanagement (English): The process or practice of managing ineptly,...
Definitions
- The process or practice of managing ineptly,...
Ancestry of “mismanagement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | management | Administration; the use of limited resources... |
| 2 | English | -ment | Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ment | Forms nouns denoting a result or action from... |
| 4 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 5 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 6 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |