Where does “misrecover” come from?

misrecover (English) comes from English recover, from English cover, from Middle English coveren, from Old French covrir, from Latin cooperiō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

misrecover (English): To recover inaccurately; to restore or recreate imperfectly

Definitions

  1. To recover inaccurately; to restore or recreate imperfectly

Ancestry of “misrecover”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrecoverTo get back, to regain; to salvage, to extricate,...
2EnglishcoverA lid; Area or situation which screens a person...
3Middle Englishcoverento recover
4Old Frenchcovrirto cover
5Latincooperiōto cover wholly or over, overwhelm, clothe
6Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankuti
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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