Where does “mispronoun” come from?

mispronoun (English) comes from English pronoun, from Middle French pronom, from Latin prōnōmen, from Latin nōmen, from Latin est, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

mispronoun (English): To refer to (someone) using third-person pronouns other than their preferred gender pronouns, either unknowingly or intentionally

Definitions

  1. To refer to (someone) using third-person pronouns other than their preferred gender pronouns, either unknowingly or intentionally

Ancestry of “mispronoun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpronounA type of noun that refers anaphorically to...
2Middle Frenchpronompronoun
3Latinprōnōmenpronoun
4Latinnōmenname
5Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti →Every word from Latin est →