Where does “misposition” come from?

misposition (English) comes from English Position, from Middle English posicioun, from Old French posicion, from Latin positiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

misposition (English): To position incorrectly

Definitions

  1. To position incorrectly

Ancestry of “misposition”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPositionA place or location
2Middle EnglishposiciounPosition or location on the body; A announcement...
3Old Frenchposicion
4Latinpositiōposition, place
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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