Where does “misquote” come from?

misquote (English) comes from English quote, from Middle English quoten, from Old French coter, from Medieval Latin quotare, from Latin quot, from Proto-Italic *kʷot.

misquote (English): To incorrectly recite a quote; To incorrectly...

Definitions

  1. To incorrectly recite a quote; To incorrectly...

Ancestry of “misquote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquoteA quotation; a statement attributed to a person;...
2Middle Englishquoten—
3Old Frenchcoter—
4Medieval Latinquotareto distinguish by numbers, number chapters
5Latinquothow many; as many
6Proto-Italic*kʷot—

Words derived from “misquote”

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