Where does “mismove” come from?

mismove (English) comes from English move, from Middle English moven, from Old French moveir, from Latin movere, from Latin moveo, from Proto-Italic moweō, from Proto-Indo-European mew- — to move.

mismove (English): To move wrongly, incorrectly, or in error; To...

Definitions

  1. To move wrongly, incorrectly, or in error; To...

Ancestry of “mismove”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmoveTo change place or posture; to go, in any manner,...
2Middle Englishmoven
3Old FrenchmoveirAlternative form of movoir
4Latinmoverepresent active infinitive of moveō; second-person...
5LatinmoveoI move, stir, set in motion; I disturb, shake,...
6Proto-Italicmoweōto move
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-to move
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew-Every word from Proto-Italic moweōEvery word from Latin moveo