Where does “misquoter” come from?
misquoter (English) comes from English misquote, from English quote, from Middle English quoten, from Old French coter, from Medieval Latin quotare, from Latin quot, from Proto-Italic *kʷot.
misquoter (English): One who misquotes
Definitions
- One who misquotes
Ancestry of “misquoter”, step by step
misquoter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English misquote
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | misquote | To incorrectly recite a quote; To incorrectly... |
| 2 | English | quote | A quotation; a statement attributed to a person;... |
| 3 | Middle English | quoten | — |
| 4 | Old French | coter | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | quotare | to distinguish by numbers, number chapters |
| 6 | Latin | quot | how many; as many |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *kʷot | — |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |