Where does “mispair” come from?
mispair (English) comes from English pair, from Middle English paire, from Old French paire, from Latin paria, from Latin par, from Proto-Indo-European per — around; through.
mispair (English): To pair incorrectly; to mismatch in twos
Definitions
- To pair incorrectly; to mismatch in twos
Ancestry of “mispair”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pair | Two similar or identical things taken together;... |
| 2 | Middle English | paire | A pair; a group of two similar, identical, or... |
| 3 | Old French | paire | — |
| 4 | Latin | paria | nominative neuter plural of pār; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | par | even; equal; like |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per | around; through |